New Large-Scale Atlas of London & suburbs

Villages turning into suburbs are caught in close detail in the New Large-Scale Atlas of London & suburbs, issued by Bac...

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Villages turning into suburbs are caught in close detail in the New Large-Scale Atlas of London & suburbs, issued by Bacon's Geographical Establishment in editions from the late 1880s to the early twentieth century. Southern sheets cover Croydon, Sutton, Carshalton and their neighbours, Harrow, Wembley, Sudbury and Greenford show the expanding northwestern fringe, and general index maps relate each local section to the wider metropolis. Recording established villages, new streets and connecting roads before later redevelopment changed them, the atlas is especially strong on the edges of London, where building met open land.

Villages turning into suburbs are caught in close detail in the New Large-Scale Atlas of London & suburbs, issued by Bacon's Geographical Establishment in editions from the late 1880s to the early twentieth century. Southern sheets cover Croydon, Sutton, Carshalton and their neighbours, Harrow, Wembley, Sudbury and Greenford show the expanding northwestern fringe, and general index maps relate each local section to the wider metropolis. Recording established villages, new streets and connecting roads before later redevelopment changed them, the atlas is especially strong on the edges of London, where building met open land.

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