Maps of Islington
GROUND PLAN of an ESTATE Situate at Seven Dials in the Parish of ST.GILES in the FIELDS, Surveyed 1811 by H. LANE, 1 London Street, Fitzroy Square
1 : 300 This plan covers the area of the Seven Dials, a street formation of seven streets radiating from a central point. Thomas Neale, Master of the Mint began the development of the complex in 1693. The project was completed around 1710. In 1694 John Evelyn went to see the building work and commented on the star formation radiating from a point marked by a Doric pillar. This pillar was removed in 1773 as it had become a meeting place for criminals, partly due to a false rumour that a large sum of money had been buried at its base. Although intended as a smart residential area, it became the haunt of thieves and street vendors in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building of Shaftsbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road reduced the area to little more than a junction. Hewitt
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 194
1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six 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. VIII: sheet 195
1 : 480 This detailed 1888 plan of London is one of a series of twenty-six 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 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 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.''
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
London VII.63 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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
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 Plan of the intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square
A plan of intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square. Sawyer, Henry
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 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
A MAPP of the PARISH of ST GILES'S in the Fields taken from the last Servey, with Corrections and Additions 1-A
1 : 2748 Plan of the parish of St Giles's from the 1720 edition of Stowe's Survey of England. The plan features title in banner at top left, reference table down the right side of the plate, with compass and scale bar at bottom left. The boundaries of the parish are indicated by a pecked line. Blome, Richard
London &c. actually survey'd by Wm. Morgan
Ogilby, John
To the Most Noble JOHN, DUKE OF BEDFORD. This Plan of the United Parishes of ST. GILES in the FIELDS & ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY, 4
1 : 444 This map is dedicated to the Duke of Bedford as this area was the primary metropolitan estate of the Earls ans Dukes of Bedford. Russell was the family name of the Dukes of Bedford, hence Russell Square. Bedford house, built for the 3rd Earl of Bedford in 1586, lay adjacent to Montague house, later to be the British Museum, until 1705-6 when it was demolished. In the lower left hand corner is a vignette of a statue of a Duke of Bedford. A birds eye view of the British Museum and a view of the College of Surgeons are also included as is a statue of C.J Fox right hon, the orator. Wyld, James
Plan OF THE PARISHES OR DIVISION OF St Giles in the Fields And ST. GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY. 1815 2
1 : 2400 Different pastel colours describe the Parish divisions within St. Giles in the Fields and St. George's, Bloomsbury. A plan of the Burial Ground and Chapel of St. Giles in the Field, adjoining the church yard of St Pancreas, is located in a separate border. Montagu House was sold in 1755 to house the British museum. It was demolished to make way for Smirke''s building in the 1840''s. Hewitt, N.R.
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
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
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
Collins' Illustrated Atlas of London with 7000 references, in 36 plates of the principal routes between St. Paul's and the suburbs, from a survey made expressly for this work, by R. Jarman
PLAN OF A Street Proposed FROM CHARING CROSS TO PORTLAND PLACE.
1 : 6000 This is Nash's original design for Regent Street.The title appears at top right, with compass star and scale bar at the bottom left. The course of the street highlighted in yellow, with 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. Thompson
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.
A PLAN OF HIS MAJESTY'S BAYLIWICK OF ST. JAMES IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
1 : 2400 This drawn survey of the West of London extends from Knightsbridge to Temple Bar and from Marylebone Gardens to Buckingham Palace. Buildings are indicated in red, open spaces and park land in green and watercourses in blue. Symbols are used to distinguish land use. Gough, William
Vrbium Londini et West-Monasterii nec non suburbii Southwark accurata ichnographia, 1
1 Blatt : 52 x 64 cm Homännische Erben
A New and Exact Plan of the City of LONDON and Suburbs thereof, With the addition of the New Buildings, Churches &c. to this present Year 1720 (Not extant in any other)
1 : 6336 This map of the West End of London is part of Henry Overton's complete map of London and its suburbs, published in 1720.The title and publisher's imprint appear in cartouche in the centre, with fares of hackney coaches and an overall key at bottom left. The compass rose appears in the river, with parish boundaries outlined in colour. Henry Overton took over his father John's publishing business in 1707 and continued to publish maps from the same address at White Horse near Newgate. Overton, Henry
Map SHEWING THE IMPROVEMENTS Now in Progress at the WEST END OF LONDON
1 : 3840 The title of this plan of Hanover Square and the Parish of St George appears with the publisher's imprint at lower right. Compass star and scale bars are featured at top left. The plan shows Buckingham Palace and additions made in the Regency period to the street plan. The Parish of St. George was established in 1725 and extended from Regent Street (then called Swallow Street) to the Serpentine, and from Oxford Street to include the whole of Mayfair, Belgravia and Pimlico. Ward, E. T.
A new and exact plan of the city of London and suburbs thereof, 1
1 Blatt : 60 x 52 cm Henry Overton
LONDON and WESTMINSTER in the Reign of QUEEN ELIZABETH Anno Dom. 1563
This is a retrospective map of Elizabethan London, giving us an idea of how people in the late 18th Century viewed the Elizabethan capital. The present-day Covent Garden is an area of fields named "Convent Garden”, indicating that the area belonged to the Abbey of St Peter's at Westminster before the dissolution of monasteries in the reign of Henry VIII. The location of Tower Bridge is marked, although the actual bridge was not planned until 1879. This indicates that Londoners were thinking about bridging the river at this point one hundred years before the decisive plan to do so. Wallis, J.
