Maps of Westminster

Maps of Westminster

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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
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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
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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
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PLAN, presented to the House of Commons, of a STREET proposed from Charing Cross to Portland Place, leading to the Crown Estate in Mary-le-Bone Park

1 : 3684 This original design for Regent Street was commissioned by the House of Commons.The title appears along the top, with a descriptive note below the plan and a scale bar at the bottom centre. Crown Property is highlighted in blue.Starting at Carlton House, Regent Street ran through crownland at Piccadilly (where a circus was built) before turning north-west along Swallow Street, in Soho, finally joining Portland Place north of Oxford Street. Basire, James
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Plan, presented to the House of Commons, of a street proposed from Charing Cross to Portland Place, leading to the Crown Estate in Mary-le-Bone Park.

Basire, James
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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
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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
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London &c. actually survey'd by Wm. Morgan

Ogilby, John
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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.

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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.
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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.
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London VII.62 - OS London Town Plan

1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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London VII.72 - OS London Town Plan

1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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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.
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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
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Plan of Carlton House and Garden, Warwick House and Other Houses on the South Side of Pall Mall and Cockspur Street

1 : 480 Built at the beginning of the 18th century for Henry Boyle, Baron Carlton, Carlton House house was purchased in 1732 by Frederick, Prince of Wales.It was in a poor state by the 1780s, and the Prince of Wales commissioned Henry Holland to reconstruct it.Work on the house began in 1783 and continued for 30 years, with neighbouring properties bought and demolished to make way for new wings.This plan shows the extensive walled garden laid out by William Kent along with the ground plots of other houses and stables in Pall Mall and Cockspur Street. Chawner, Thomas
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Plan of Part of the North Side of Pall Mall, St. Albans Street and St.James's Market

1 : 480 This plan records the size, street number and the tenant of each property. It also shows the ground plan of St James's Market to the south of Jermyn Street, before it was demolished to make way for Waterloo Place and Regent Street. St James's Market had flourished until the early years of the 19th century as a thrice-weekly general market, supplying most of the West End. Chawner, Thomas
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Plan of St. James's Palace, Marlborough House, York House, Bridgewater House and Improvements Intended in St. James's Street and Thatched House Court

1 : 480 The plan shows part of the garden of Marlborough House.The neighbouring St James Palace, Thatched House, Bridgewater House, York House and other properties on St James's Street are shown with their respective lease-expiry dates.Marlborough House was built for Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, when Queen Anne granted a 50-year lease on the land adjoining St. James's Palace. The house remained in the Marlborough family until 1817 when it was returned to the Crown. Sir Christopher Wren had originally been commissioned to design the house, but the Duchess of Marlborough, unhappy with his work, took over the project herself. Work on the house started in 1709 and was completed by 1711. Chawner, Thomas
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Drawn Plan of the Property around Leicester Square

1 : 1200 Drawn plan of thr properties around Leicester Square showing the proposed changes to the street plan in red ink and facades of new buildings in elevation at the top and down the left side of the plate.
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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
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Plan of Duck Island in St. James's Park of which M. St. Evremond was appointed Governor by Charles 2d.

This is a plan of the Decoy in St James's Park, copied from a drawing made in 1734. A manuscript addition in the top left hand corner refers to a new pond. Smith, John Thomas
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: sheet 221

1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-seven 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
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: sheet 212

1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-seven 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
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: sheet 220

1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-seven 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
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: sheet 217

1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-seven 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
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Insurance Plan of London Vol. IX: sheet 213

1 : 480 This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-seven 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
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