Maps of Westminster
ST. GEORGE'S PARISH, HANOVER SQUARE.
1 : 8448 This plan of the Parish of St George is surrounded by views of St George's church, Knightsbridge chapel, Conduit Street chapel, Chelsea chapel, Audley Street chapel and Berkeley chapel, the whole set within a decorative border. The title and imprint appear at the foot of the plate. The Parish of St George was created in 1725 and covered an area previously in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields that stretched from Regent Street (then called Swallow Street) to the Serpentine, and from Oxford Street to Mayfair, Belgravia and Pimlico. Bickham, J.
Plan of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square
The streets of the parish are numbered in red ink for reference, with a key along the left side of the sheet.The Parish of St George was created in 1725 and covered an area previously in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields that stretched from Regent Street (then called Swallow Street) to the Serpentine, and from Oxford Street to Mayfair, Belgravia and Pimlico.
Insurance Plan of London: General Key Plan
1 : 4800 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1889 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 SURVEY OF THE CONDUITS &c. to WHITEHALL, St.JAMES &c.
1 : 3600 This is a 19th century copy of an original 1718 plan held by the Society of Antiquaries. t details the conduits supplying water to St. James's and Whitehall from Hyde Park. Long
London (1915- Numbered sheets) V.13 (includes: City Of Westminster) - 25 Inch Map
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London (Edition of 1894-96) LXXV (includes: City Of Westminster) - 25 Inch Map
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London (First Editions c1850s) XLIII (includes: City Of Westminster) - 25 Inch Map
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The PARISH of ST. JAMES'S, Westminster, taken from the last Survey with Corrections 3
1 : 11076 This plan was taken from Strype's first annotated edition of Stow's "Survey of England". The plan's title features in cartouche at the top of the plate, with keys to streets, yards, inns, halls and other landmarks in tables at top left and bottom right.The scale bar is also at bottom right. Additions made by Strype that did not feature in earlier editions of the plan include the housing developments in Soho and neighbouring St Martin's (replacing open fields and an extended table of reference). Blome, Richard
The PARISH of ST. JAMES'S, Westminster, taken from the last Survey with Corrections 2
1 : 11076 This plan is taken from the first edition of Stow's "Survey of England".The plan's title features in a banner at the top centre, with a key to streets, yards, halls, courts and private properties at the top left.Land use and natural features described by symbols and three-dimensional illustrations.St James's Square was laid out in 1662 when Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans, obtained a grant of land on the outskirts of London.In 1674, Christopher Wren was appointed architect of the parish church. Blome, Richard
Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: Key Plan
1 : 480 This "key plan" indicates coverage of the Goad 1889 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 Correct PLAN of the Parish of St. JAMES'S WESTMINSTER
1 : 7020 This shows the streetplan as finally laid out in Soho, with Carnaby Market, the adjacent workhouse and burying ground occupying the site where a pest house once stood.The title appears at top left, and the compass star at middle left. Rhodes, William
PLAN OF A NEW STREET FROM CHARING CROSS TO PORTLAND PLACE
The lack of street planning in the West End had been lamented by the architect John Gwynn in 1766 and he had suggested a plan along similar lines to the one shown here. In 1811 Portland Place would revert to the Crown, and without a new road to decrease travelling time to the city centre, profitable development of the land was unlikely. Basire, James
Sketch of the Procession Usually Observed in the Coronation of our KINGS & QUEENS together with a PLAN pointing out Several new Paths and their Parts Adjacent
A sketch of individuals and their order in the coronation procession is featured at the top of the page.60 years as king, George III's was the second longest reign in British history. He was third Hanoverian monarch, but the first to be born in England and use English as his first language. His reign was curtailed by periodic bouts of mental instability,which many contemporary commentators ascribed to the strain of the American conflict,but was more likely caused by the hereditary physical disorder called porphyria. He was a cultured monarch who donated to the nation a royal collection of books as the nucleus of a national library, now held in the King's Tower;in the British Library.
Drawn plan of the Goring Estate] 3
This is a copy made by Crace in the 19th Century of the Goring Estate in 1675. This is the site on which Buckingham Palace was built.
le Palais et Park de St. James. St James Palace and Park
St James's Palace was built by Henry VIII on the site of St James's Hospital, Westminster. It became the principal royal residence in London, after the destruction by fire of Whitehall Palace in 1698. This bird's-eye view shows in detail the palace and grounds, the elevation of the building and the layout of the ornamental gardens. The Admiralty Office is shown on the boundaries of the palace grounds. Kip, J.
A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark; with the contiguous buildings; from an actual survey, taken by John Rocque, Land-Surveyor, and engraved by John Pine
John Pine and John Tinney
The Conduit Mead. The Property Belonging to the City of London
This is a 19th-Century tracing of a 1794 survey of properties belonging to the Corporation of London in New Bond Street, Conduit Street, South Molton Street and Stratford Place, Mayfair.
London VII.61 - OS London Town Plan
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London VII.71 - OS London Town Plan
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London VII.81 - OS London Town Plan
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London VII.62 - OS London Town Plan
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London VII.72 - OS London Town Plan
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London VII.82 - OS London Town Plan
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Drawn Plan of King Scholar's Sewer
1 : 1200 This tracing of the King Scholar's sewer in Mayfairis based on a survey carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers. The plan features a scale bar down the right side of the sheet, with boundaries of private properties outlined in red. Open spaces are depicted in green and watercourses in blue.
Drawn plan of the estate of Lord Berkley
1 : 768 This plan of Lord Berkley's Estate north of Piccadilly is based on a survey by Haynes in 1767. The plan shows the land from Tyburn Lane to Burlington House, including the Shoulder-of-Mutton Field, Audley Field and Great Brook Field, where the original May Fair was held. The plan also shows the new houses along Curzon Street. Haynes, John
Frontage plan in the parish of St. James, Westminster. From Report on an Enquiry and Examination into the State of the Drainage of the House situated in that part of the Parish of St. James, Westminster, in which deaths have occurred from Cholera to so great an extent.
Plan of a LEASEHOLD ESTATE Situate at Pimlico IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX belonging to ... 1825
1 : 2400 This is a plan of the leasehold of Earl Grosvenor,later Marquis of Westminster, in Belgrave Square. Earl Grosvenor was granted permission by Parliament to develop the ten acre site in 1826, and commisioned the young architect George Basevi, a pupil of John Soane's, to design the square. Grosvenor's name has been smudged from the title at top right.
Plan of Belgrave Square
1 : 1596 This drawn plan also shows adjoining properties in Knightsbridge. Earl Grosvenor was granted permission by Parliament to develop the ten acre site in 1826, and commisioned the young architect George Basevi, a pupil of Sir John Soane, to design the square. Chawner, Thomas
Drawn plan of the freehold ground belonging to Sir Charles Sheffield
This is Crace's own copy of an 18th Century survey of the freehold ground belonging to Sir Charles Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham. The drawing depicts the site where Buckingham Palace now stands. Explanatory note at lower left gives terms of lease of various parts of the freehold. Evans, Charles
