Maps of Westminster
WESTMINSTER
This plan-view of Westminster was published in Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593. The title appears at top right below the royal arms, with a compass rose at the foot of the plate. Under different jurisdiction than the City of London, Westminster had developed during the middle ages into a centre of royal administration. Along the Strand are the former residences of the Bishops deposed at the Reformation. By the late 16th Century, these properties were in the hands of the Queen's courtiers, statesmen and other people of influence. Norden, John
A Copy of Part of a Map of London from Newcourt
This is a copy of part of the Faithorne map. It is an example of a bird's-eye (or 'plan') view. Crace often had copies made of maps if he was unable to procure an original.
Views of London in 1616 and 1890
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: Key Plan
1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1888 series of fire insurance maps of London that were originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
A MAPP of the Parish of St MARTINS in the FIELDS, taken from ye last survey, with Additions By Blome, Richard.
1 : 3600 This plan of the parish of St Martins in the Fields shows the Banqueting House at Whitehall, the New Exchange on the Strand and Northumberland House.Near the top of the plate, the southern part of today's Leicester Square is indicated with the name of Leicester Fields. The equestrian statue of Charles I is depicted at Charing Cross. A pecked line marks the boundaries with the neighbouring parishes of St James and St Giles. Blome, Richard
The Plan of ye City of Westminster [showing five locations proposed for the placing of a new bridge]
1 : 3600 Due to the growth of the area in the 18th century, a bridge at Westminster became necessary.This plan shows suggested locations for the building of a bridge. The five locations proposed are: "A", the Horse Ferry on Millbank; "B", College Street or the Slaughter House; "C", the wool stable opposite New Place Yard; "D", Stephen's Alley; "E", Whitehall. There are evident concerns about the Whitehall location being too near the 'elbow' of the river. Cole, B.
A Mapp of the Parishes of {ST.CLEMENTS DANES, ST. MARY SAVOY; with the Rolls Liberty and Lincolns Inn. taken From the last Survey with Corrections and Additions 50
1 : 2616 This is the second edition of Blome's map. His name was removed from the cartouche because Strype had taken over as editor of the project. The map shows in elevation the Savoy, Somerset House and gardens, Exeter Exchange and temple, and Lincoln's Inn. The church, St Mary-le-Strand, opposite Somerset House was absent from the earlier edition. It is shown here in plan, but is unnamed and not referred to in the numerical key. Blome, Richard
PART of WESTMINSTER at large shewing the IMPROVEMENTS propos'd about LEICESTER-FIELDS, COVENT-GARDEN, the MEWSE & c.
Trafalgar Square is named Kings Square on this plan and Leicester Square is called Leicester Fields. The new plan is superimposed on the layout of the old. Red lines show new streets in a grid-like formation replacing older and narrower streets and buildings. Gwynn, John
A MAPP of the Parish of St MARGARETS Westminster taken from the last Survey with Corrections 7 B
This is John Strype's second edition of Stow's survey, published "due to Act of Parliament". This is a reference to the Copyright Act just passed in an effort to stop unauthorised copying of maps. John Stow was a retired sailor who dedicated his retirement to gathering information from records and residents of the Georgian city. The survey extended to include London and Westminster in their entirety, capturing London between Restoration and 18th-century developments. The land on Mill Bank is denoted "Marshy Ground". Renowned for its unhealthy damp atmosphere, it would become the site of the infamous Millbank Penitentiary, and later Tate Britain. Above this a "New Church" sin the process of completion. This would become St John's. Although the survey proved popular, Stow died in poverty at the age of 80,having been granted licence to beg by James I. Stow, John
A Plan of the intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square
A plan of intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square. Sawyer, Henry
Schetch for the Situation of a Palace at Whitehall the better to Settle that of a Bridge and of a Road to it
Plan of a proposed new palace at Whitehall with key down the left side of the plate.
A MAPP of the Parish of St MARGARETS Westminster taken from the last Survey with Corrections 7A
1 : 3692 This is John Strype's first edition of Stow's survey. John Stow was a retired sailor who dedicated his retirement to gathering information from records and residents of the Georgian city.The survey extended to include London and Westminster in their entirety, capturing London between Restoration and 18th-century developments.The land on Mill Bank is denoted "Marshy Ground". Renowned for its unhealthy damp atmosphere,it would become the site of the infamous Millbank Penitentiary, and later Tate Britain. Above this a "New Church" is in the process of completion. This would become St John's. Although the survey proved popular, Stow died in poverty at the age of 80, having been granted licence to beg by James I. Stow, John
MAP OF THE Manor of the Savoy AND OF THE LIBERTY OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER CALLED The Savoy Liberty, In the County of Middlesex. 1830
1 : 1128 The Savoy Liberty is divided into four wards which are delineated by different pastle shades, an explanation of which appears in the table. St Mary-le-Strand and the Site of the Lyceum Theatre, now in ruins, are shown, as is the ancient site of Burliegh House. Madeley, G. E.
General Plan, shewing the whole line of the Proposed New Street to the British Museum
1 : 4800 A plan of the proposed street running to the British Museum in Bloomsbury. Ingrey & Madeley's
A Map of the PARISH of ST. PAUL COVENT GARDEN, Shewing the site of BEDFORD HOUSE & GROUNDS. From a Survey, made by WILLIAM LYBORN, in the Year 1686.
1 : 960 A pecked line marks the parish boundary of St Paul's, Covent Carden. Covent Garden was the metropolitan estate of the Russell family: the earls and dukes of Bedford. Bedford House, built in 1586 for the third earl of Bedford, appears to have been an important boundary marker. The development of the area in the 1630s saw it become the first suburb outside the City to be financed by the leasehold system and regulated by building covenants. These factors, combined with Inigo Jones' architecture, made Covent Garden a prototype which was aspired to for the next 250 years. Lyborn, William
A PLAN of the Lower Parts of the Parishes of ST Margaret and ST JOHN the EVANGELIST, WESTMINSTER, from the HORSE FERRY to WHITEHALL, taken from an ACTUAL SURVEY
1 : 2286 This map shows developments around Westminster Abbey and on the bank of the Thames. Lediard, T.
London VII.63 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.73 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.83 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
London VII.93 - OS London Town Plan
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PLAN OF THE CHARING CROSS & STRAND IMPROVEMENTS 1832
Trafalgar Square is indicated in this plan of Charing Cross as King William Square. The National Gallery of Painting and Sculpture is also indicated on the plan. Founded in 1824, the National Gallery was initially housed in a building in Pall Mall until a more suitable one was built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in 1832-38 to a design by William Wilkins. Wyld, James
A MAPP of the Parish of St PAULS COVENT GARDEN taken from the last Survey By Blome, Richard
Richard Blome was the acting editor of Stow's Survey at this time. Pecked lines show parish boundaries. Bedford House and garden appear on this map. Built in 1586 to replace the Earls of Bedford's earlier mansion on the south side of the Strand, it was demolished in 1706, making way for Southampton Street, Tavistock Street and Tavistock Row. Covent Garden was the metropolitan estate of the Earls and Dukes of Bedford, whose family name was Russell. They later came to own much of Bloomsbury, hence the name of Russell Square. Blome, Richard
Plan D. PROPOSED NEW STREET from COVENTRY STREET to LONG ACRE. As Revised June 1840.
1 : 852 This plan was ordered by the House of Commons and is titled in the top right border ''FIRST REPORT ON METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENTS - 1840''. It shows the extension of Longacre into Leicester Square, beyond to Princes Street and the widening of Upper St Martin's Lane. The areas coloured pink are those thatneed to be destroyed to make way for the improvements.
A Plan of the Parish of St Paul's Covent Garden
This is a 19th-Century copy of a map from the beginning of the previous century. It shows Old Bedford House in the Strand. Individual houses around the piazza in Covent Garden are numbered. The New Exchange is marked on the Strand. This was a very smart shopping arcade completed in 1609, taking over much of the trade of the Royal Exchange after it was destroyed in the Great Fire. Historian and biographer John Strype described it in 1720 as ''a place of great resort and trade for the nobility and gentry.''
Insurance Plan of London Vol. X: sheet 260-2
1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of thirty-five sheets in an atlas originally produced to aid insurance companies in assessing fire risks. The building footprints, their use (commercial, residential, educational, etc.), the number of floors and the height of the building, as well as construction materials (and thus risk of burning) and special fire hazards (chemicals, kilns, ovens) were documented in order to estimate premiums. Names of individual businesses, property lines, and addresses were also often recorded. Together these maps provide a rich historical shapshot of the commercial activity and urban landscape of towns and cities at the time. The British Library holds a comprehensive collection of fire insurance plans produced by the London-based firm Charles E. Goad Ltd. dating back to 1885. These plans were made for most important towns and cities of the British Isles at the scales of 1:480 (1 inch to 40 feet), as well as many foreign towns at 1:600 (1 inch to 50 feet). Chas E Goad Limited Chas E Goad Limited
PLAN of the late Duke of PORTLAND'S Estate in the neighborhood of SOHO SQUARE - with the names (in red ink) of the Persons to whom the several parts were sold
1 : 900 The title and scale bar of this copy of White's plan appears at the foot of the plate. On the Duke's death, the estate was divided into individual properties and the names of the new landlords are indicated on the plan in red ink. White, John
Drawn Plan of a new Street from Piccadilly to King Street, Covent Garden
1 : 960 A 19th Century copy of a plan in the Gough Collection, Oxford, dating back to 1766 and showing the new streets connecting Piccadilly to King Street in Covent Garden, London.
PLAN B. PROPOSED NEW STREET from BOW STREET TO CHARLOTTE STREET. As Revised June 1840
1 : 648 This plan was commissioned by the House of Parliament and shows the proposed new street from Long Acre to Broad Street in the parish of St Giles's, London. Day & Hague
A PLAN of Part of the Ancient City of WESTMINSTER
1 : 1010 In the forty years prior to the publication of this map Sir Christopher Wren had been surveyor of the area around Westminster Abbey and had undertaken restoration work, while his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor designed the West Towers. The layout of individual piers in Westminster Abbey is shown. C. Fourdrinier & Co,
