The Crace Collection of Maps of London in the British Library.
I ran a search on "lambeth". Lots of results. But many of the maps do not extend as far as Stockwell.
However, I found this one: Laurie and Whittle New Map of London with its Environs, including the Recent Improvements from 1809.
The image shows a little part of it. You can see Mawbey Place, South Lambeth, Ely Place, Clapham Road, Stockwell Common and The Wash Way, leading into the Road to Brighthelmstone (Brixton). Strangely, Brixton is shown as Brixton and not by its ancient name.
"This is a later edition of a map first issued in 1804," says the website, "updated to include the new bridges and the approaches at Waterloo and Vauxhall (indicated by dotted lines). Built between 1809 and 1819, Vauxhall, Waterloo and Southwark bridges were projected, funded and constructed by private commercial companies hoping to profit from toll-paying traffic from Lambeth, Camberwell and the rest of south London."
If you browse the map you can see the contrast between the heavily built-up City and West End with our own dear area, then mainly fields.
PLUS You can send free e-cards from the site.
Much better website here
ReplyDeletehttp://archivemaps.com/mapco/london.htm
Thanks, Anonymous. That site is wonderful - could spend many hours browsing...
ReplyDeleteBrightelmstone is the old name for Brighton, not Brixton.
ReplyDeleteThe big London map of 1746 covers Stockwell too -curious you haven't clocked that one.
ReplyDeleteNever mind maybe this hint will help.
Andy Anonymous.
Well, Andy Anonymous, thanks for the tip. I don't think it strange that I haven't found something that you have found. I would love to spend hours looking at maps but there are not enough hours in the day with work, children, supermarket etc. I can only do so much. I just put stuff up that I think people would like. That's why contributions and comments are so valuable. I'm off to bed, after I do the ironing.
ReplyDeletewhere does one find the big map of London 1746?
ReplyDeleteI have also heard about a map of World War 1 and 2 bomb sites - anyone know of these?
I think that Bathsheba does an incredible thing on this web site. Its a service to the community. I immediately check when there has been some disaster or nasty and I want to have a reliable source as to the extent of the local problem - dont seem to get that on the BBC Local webservice.
ReplyDeleteAlso the efforts on the Stockwell memorial are truly remarkable and illuminating.
Now maps of London - Bomb damage.
An Addison Lee Taxi driver showed me a book on a journey once.
It was the
"London County Council Bomb Damages Maps 1939-1945"
Fascinating. Surveyors went around inspecting the state of houses and made maps showing the severity of the bomb damage.
You could order it through the library or I have stumbled across a link that might be helpful on Flickr. I guess that means that people might be able to view their areas on line at the following site connection.
http://project-habbakuk.blogspot.com/2009/05/introduction-to-lcc-bomb-damage-maps.html
They wrote:
Introduction to the LCC Bomb Damage Maps
At the end of the Second World War, The London County Council commissioned maps detailing the nature and extent of bomb damage throughout the capital. These maps are kept at the London Metropolitan Archives, who also have a facsimile set on public view. In Autumn 2008, I photographed the full set, and made them available on flickr.
Thanks for the bomb damage information, Anonymous, and for the kind words. And sorry, Andy Anonymous, if I sounded grumpy (I was a bit). I would love to do more, but I can't. But I will try to find your 1746 map, and do something on bomb damage - all in the fullness of time.
ReplyDeleteBTW At Stockwell Festival on Saturday Friends of Larkhall Park were displaying some maps of bomb damage in that area.