Maps of Westminster
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 182
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 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 Plan of the Property that was sold in the Strand & Chandos Street June 25th 1830
The lots to be sold are highlighted in pink and blue. Ingrey, C.
PLAN OF THE Proposed Improvements at CHARING CROSS, ST. ST MARTIN'S LANE AND Entrance to the Strand
1 : 3600 This plan shows the proposed sites for the National Gallery and the Royal Academy. Basire, James
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 181
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 183
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
A plan, in Indian ink, of the Adelphi Terrace and the adjoining streets; drawn on a scale of 30 feet to an inch
Plan of the property of Lady Acheson, Moor's Yard, St. Martin's Lane, and the Strand. 1689
1 : 264 This is a copy made by Crace in 1842 of a plan in the Gough Collection. Crace liked to have copies of maps even if they were only tracings. This plan shows the properties of a Lady Acheson, with the names of tenants recorded in each case. Frederick Crace
London VII.73 - OS London Town Plan
1 : 1056 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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
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.
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 reduced copy of FISHER'S GROUND PLAN of the ROYAL PALACE of WHITEHALL, taken in the Reign of CHARLES 2d 1680.
This plan of the Royal Palace was published in the early 19th century, but is actually a copy of a plan dating from 1680. A black star shows where King Charles I was beheaded in the January of 1649, after he was convicted of treason by Parliament. Smith, John Thomas
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 Plan of the intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square
A plan of intended improvements from Charing Cross to Bedford Square. Sawyer, Henry
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.
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
Insurance Plan of London Vol. VIII: sheet 188
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 of the Great Mews, now Trafalgar Square
1 : 468 This detailed plan shows the houses and stables in what is now Trafalgar Square (indicated on the plan as the Great Mews), recording the ownership of each property. The plan shows the Crown Stables for the State Horses on the site where the National Gallery now stands. Chawner, Thomas
A drawn Plan of the Palace at Whitehall, taken about 1680
Plan of Spring Gardens, with Improvements and Additions.] 1
1 : 456 Plan of the proposed improvements to the Spring gardens in St James's. The gardens were known for the Great Room, used throughout the 18th century as an exhibition room, museum and concert hall. Chawner, Thomas
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
Views of London in 1616 and 1890
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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
Insurance Plan of London: sheet 2
This detailed 1889 plan of London is one of a series of 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
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
