Maps of Islington
Plan of CORNHILL WARD Surveyed October 1833
1 : 3000 This plan's title and imprint appear at bottom left, with scale bar at bottom centre and compass star at bottom left. It shows part of the ground plans of the Royal Exchange, and St Michael's and St Peter's churches. Agnell, Samuel
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 58
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 59
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Drawn Plan of the Royal Exchange as it appeared before the year 1853
1 : 912 This is a plan of the ground plan of the new Royal Exchange, completed in 1669. It also details the ground plans of the churches of St. Bartholomew and St. Benedictus.
Plan of all the Houses destroyed and damaged by the GREAT FIRE which began in Exchange Alley Cornhill, on Friday March 25, 1748.
1 : 540 This is a plan of part of Cornhill Ward in the City of London damaged by the fire of 1748. The plan features a scale bar at top right with a title in panel below the plan. Beside the title is a note giving an account of the events and a key to distinguishing properties destroyed or damaged by the fire. Jeffrey, Thomas
A PLAN of all the HOUSES destroyed and damaged by the GREAT FIRE which began in BISHOPSGATE STREET on Thursday Nov.r 7th 1765.
1 : 540 Small plan of the part of Cornhill damaged by the fire of November 1765. The plan features title along the top, scale bar at top left and imprint below the plan. The fire which broke out in the early hours of the morning in Mr. Rutland's peruke making shop in Bishopsgate Street, destroyed forty nine houses damaging a further fifteen. Nicol, William & Jeffrey, Thomas
PLAN of the FREEHOLD and LEASEHOLD ESTATES late the Establishment of the GENERAL-POST OFFICE for the Sale in 14 Lots by Mr HOGGART
1 : 216 This is a plan of freehold and leasehold property to be sold at auction. The premises were previously occupied by the Post Office and were sold when the office moved from Lombard Street to St Martin le Grand in 1829. The estate is divided into 14 lots, delineated by pecked lines and colour. A note towards the lower right states that the lease of Lot 4 is held by the Drapers Company. Firth, C. M.
A PLAN of the ROYAL EXCHANGE of LONDON Shewing the several Walks, or Places of Resort, usually frequented by the different Merchants, Traders &c. of this great Metropolis.
Small plan of the Royal Exchange showing the trading floor and the areas allocated to each group of traders. Title and dedication to the Lord Mayor and the committee trading on behalf of Sir Theodor Gresham are reported in a cartouche at the top of the plate surmounted by the arms of the City. Walter, Samuel & Threlkeld, Joseph
A PLAN OF THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER UPON CORNHILL, ITS CEMETERY &c.
1 : 72 The title of this plan runs down the right side of the plate, with the scale bar at bottom centre and the names of the parishioners reported on their seats they in the church pews. Erected on the site of an old Roman basilica in AD179, St Peter's church burned down in the great fire of 1666 and was rebuilt by Christopher Wren in the years 1675/81. In the Middle Ages the church housed a large library and a grammar school. Wilkinson, Robert
PLAN OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD
1 : 648 This plan of the Royal Exchange and the surrounding area was produced by city planners at Guildhall in the aftermath of the fire of January 1838. The fire, believed to have started in the Lloyds Rooms occupying the main part of the building, destroyed this second Exchange. Firth
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 54
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
Insurance Plan of London Vol. 1: sheet 14
1 : 480 This detailed 1904 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. I: sheet 14
1 : 480 This detailed 1886 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-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
Insurance Plan of City of London Vol. III: sheet 60
1 : 480 This detailed 1887 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-three 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
BROADSTREET WARD Divided into Parishes accoording to a NEW SURVEY CORNHILL WARD Divided into Parishes accoording to a NEW SURVEY.
1 : 1440 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. Its title appears on the left side of the plate, along with an illustrated view of the parish church of St Christopher, and the heraldic arms of Francis Cokaine, Alderman of Cornhill ward. Illustrated views of the churches of St Bartholomew and St Bennet Finch appear down the right side of the plate. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's, with the illustrations copied from West & Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
BROADSTREET Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Additions CORNHILL Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey 12B
1 : 1656 This map is taken from Strype's 1755 annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in banner at top left and in cartouche at bottom right. The compass star appears at bottom left, with scale bar at bottom right and the keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in tables down both sides of the plan. The Royal Exchange and other prominent buildings are shown pictorially. First published in 1720, Strype's ward plans were carefully updated for this edition. Blome, Richard
BROADSTREET Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Additions CORNHILL Ward with its divisions into Parishes taken from the last Survey 12A
1 : 1656 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's "Survey of England". The plan's title features in banner at top left and in cartouche at bottom right. The compass star is at bottom left, with scale bar at bottom right and a key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in tables down both sides of the plan.The Royal Exchange and other prominent buildings are shown pictorially. Blome, Richard
London VII.66 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
A Plan for a Street from MOORGATE to the LONDON BRIDGE.
1 : 6000 This is a plan showing an intended street from Moorgate to London Bridge. Higgins, J.
IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HON. CORPORATION OF LONDON BETWEEN THE ROYAL EXCHANGE AND FINSBURY SQUARE
1 : 18000 The principal improvement featured on this plan is the removal of the Bethlem ('Bedlam') hospital and its replacement by the ''London Amphitheatre,'' which would comprise at least 60 houses with gardens, stables and coach-houses suitable for ''opulent Citizens''. This complex would be linked directly to the Royal Exchange via a 80-ft wide new street. Cooke, John
A PLAN for A STREET Eighty Feet wide, and Fifty Feet deep, on each side, between the ROYAL EXCHANGE AND LONDON BRIDGE
1 : 7200 This is a plan for a new street connecting the Royal Exchange to London Bridge. The different colours used on this plan denote the property of the different wards of Cornhill, Langbourn, Candlewick and Bridge. In the top left corner is a manuscript note about the ''peers'' (supporting piers) of Southwark Bridge. Luffman, John
BISHOPSGATE STREET WARD Taken from the last Survey and Corrected 8A
1 : 3840 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in ornamental cartouche to the right of the plan, with a compass star at top left and scale bar at bottom right.The keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties appear in tables along both sides of the plate. Blome, Richard
BISHOPSGATE WARD within and without According to a NEW SURVEY.
1 : 3000 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The map's title features in ornamental cartouche near top right, with the arms of dedicatee Mathew Blakiston, the ward's alderman, at top left. An illustrated view of St Ethelburga's church is at bottom left, with Great St Hellen's Church at bottom right. The compass star and scale bar appear at bottom centre. Engraved by Cole, Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's original plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches' of 1736. Cole, B.
LANGBORNE WARD AND CANDLEWICK WARD with their Divisions into Parishes According to a New SURVEY
1 : 2760 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Day'. The plan's title features at top centre, flanked by the heraldic arms of Joseph Kankey, Alderman of Longborn, and Charles Asgill, Alderman of Candlewick. Illustrated views of St Alhallon's church appear at top and bottom left, with a view of St Clement's church at bottom centre and St Mary's church at bottom right. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West & Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
BILLINSGATE WARD AND BRIDGE WARD WITHIN with their Divisions into PARISHES According to a new SURVEY
1 : 1800 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. The plan's title features in cartouche at bottom left, with the arms of William Beckford, Alderman of Billinsgate, and William Stephenson, Aldermen of Bridge Ward, down the left side of the plate. The compass star and scale bar are at top centre. At top left and bottom right are illustrated views of the churches of St Mary and St. Botolph. Engraved by Cole, Maitand's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches' of 1736. Cole, B.
COLEMAN STREET WARD and BASHISHAW WARD Taken from the last Survey with Corrections and Additions. 16
1 : 2088 This map was published in Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's 'Survey of England'. The plan's title features in cartouche at top right, with a compass star at bottom centre, scale bar at bottom right and the keys to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties in tables to the right of the plan. St. Bartholomew hospital is shown pictorially. Blome, Richard
A Plan of PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS between THE ROYAL EXCHANGE and FINSBURY SQUARE, In the Wards of Coleman Street & Broad Street In the CITY of LONDON
1 : 7200 This plan shows the intention to remove Bethlem ('Bedlam') Hospital and replace it with the ''London Amphitheatre'' which would comprise at least 60 houses with gardens, stables and coach-houses suitable for ''opulent Citizens''. This complex will be linked directly to the Royal Exchange via a 80-ft wide new street. Luffman, John
The WARDS OF COLEMAN STREET AND BASSISHAW Taken from the last Survey WITH Corrections and Amendments.
1 : 2088 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Time'. Its title features in cartouche at middle right, with compass star at top left. The suits of arms of the map's dedicatees, ward aldermen Robert Alsop and William Baker, appear at top centre and top right respectively. An illustrated view of St Stephen Coleman's church is included at bottom right. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype, with the illustrations copied from West & Tow's 1736 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches'. Cole, B.
A New and Corrected PLAN of LIMESTREET WARD with its Divisions into Parishes according to a NEW Survey
1 : 3600 This plan was published in William Maitland's 'History of London from its Foundation to the Present Day'. The title features in a cartouche at top centre, with the Arms of John Porter, Alderman of Lime Street, at top right. The scale bar is at bottom right, compass star at bottom left, and an illustrated view of the facade of Leaden Hall market at top left. Maitland's ward plans were largely derived from Strype's plans, with the illustrations copied from West Tow's 'Prospect Views of Ancient Churches' of 1736. Cole, B.
