A-Z London Street Atlas - Couverture souple

As a facsimile reproduction of the A to Z London Street Atlas, circa 1938/39, this publication shows street mapping of London as it was before the Second World War bombing and the redevelopments that followed and may be of assistance in tracing family history for that period.

The coverage extends from central London to Edgware, Whetstone, Palmers Green, Edmonton, Walthamstow, Snaresbrook, Seven Kings, Barking, Silvertown, Plumstead, Kidbrooke, Bellingham, South Sydenham, Croydon, Streatham Common, Morden, Wimbledon Common, Twickenham, Richmond, Kew, Hanwell, Ealing Broadway, Wembley, Harrow and Wealdstone. Included within the atlas is a map of the Underground Railways of London and Suburbs and location maps of Theatreland, Cinemaland, Clubland and the main Shopping Centres. The Guide to Places of Interest section includes a location map and text giving a summary of each selected place of interest with opening times and admission charges. The index to streets section includes a list of the London County Council street name changes relevant at that time.

A foldout coloured Pictorial Map of Central London is attached to the inside back cover and this map features the locations of principal landmarks and places of interest using three dimensional drawings.

The original printing of this paperback street atlas before the Second World War was in black only; however, this facsimile reproduction has been printed in colours which simulate the current condition after its ageing over many years.

The atlas is supplied in a stout protective slipcase.

The Beginning

Geographers' Map Company was founded in 1936 by Phyllis Pearsall MBE (1906-1996) who, encouraged by her father Alexander Gross, took on the ambitious task of publishing up-to-date street mapping of London. This Historical Edition is a facsimile reproduction of one of her first publications featuring the now renowned A to Z logo on the front cover. 

The coverage of this paperback street atlas of London extends to:

• Barnet
• Enfield
• Chingford
• Buckhurst Hill
• Dagenham
• Thamesmead
• Sidcup
• Chislehurst
• Green Street Green
• Keston
• Central Croydon
• Wallington
• Sutton
• Chessington
• East Molesey
• West Molesey
• Sunbury
• Littleton
• Ashford
• Heathrow Airport (terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5)
• West Drayton
• Hayes
• Hillingdon
• Ickenham
• Ruislip
• Harrow
• Stanmore

Also included is a super-scale street map section of inner London which covers an area extending to Lisson Grove, Marylebone, Euston Station, Clerkenwell, Finsbury, Shoreditch (part), Tower Bridge, Southwark, Lambeth, Vauxhall Bridge, Pimlico, Chelsea and Knightsbridge.

Postcode districts, one-way streets and safety camera locations with their maximum speed limit are featured on the street mapping. The Congestion Charging Zone boundary is featured on both the standard and super-scale street mapping and an overview map of the zone is also featured. A West End Theatre map is featured within the atlas.

The London Connections Map of the railway network for London and the complete London Underground Map are included within the atlas. A central area London Underground Map is featured on the outside back cover.

The index section lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest, place, area and junction names. There are separate index listings for both hospitals, NHS walk-in centres and hospices and for the National Rail, Croydon Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway, London Underground stations and River Bus stops covered by this atlas.