Silvertown 1893: London Sheet 080.2 (Old O.S. Maps of London)

Name: Silvertown 1893: London Sheet 080.2 (Old O.S. Maps of London)
Brand: Alan Godfrey Maps
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By Howard Bloch

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London Sheet 80.2 Silvertown 1893 - published 1986; intro by Howard Bloch. The map covers the area around and to the south of the Royal Victoria Dock including the many wharves of Silvertown. Just the waterfront of the south shore of the Thames is shown, including Angerstein's Wharf. Includes Odam's Wharf, Clyde Wharf, Hall's Wharf, Plaistow Wharf, Manhattan Wharf, Prince Regent's Wharf, and Tay Wharf. Also various works or factories, including the sugar refineries of Henry Tate and Abram Lyle, whose firms merged in 1921. At Crescent Wharf is the chemical works of Brunner Mond, later an explosives works which exploded in 1917. Other features include North Woolwich Road and many warehouses, railway sidings, and a few cramped streets of terraces. This map has a small scale map on the back showing most of the wharves in 1912, all the way down to Erith.

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Release Date:: 1986-10-01
Publication Date:: 1986-10-01
Publisher:: Alan Godfrey Maps
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0850540739

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