Old Ordnance Survey Town Plans of London

These highly detailed maps, at a scale of 1:1760 or a Yard to the Mile, cover parts of central London in exceptional detail. They are available through our On-line Mapshop

Here are the details of the map for Bow Common:

London Large Scale Sheet 07.60 Bow Common 1870-94 - published 2026. Intro by Pamela Taylor. ISBN.978-1-78721-986-1

This very detailed map covers the area known as Bow Common. It is double-sided, with the 1870 map on one side and a reduced version of the 1894 map on the reverse. We also include an introduction to the history of the area.

Features (from 1870 map) include St Paul's School, St Luke's church, St Paul's church, Blackwall Extension Railway, Gas Works, candle works, oil of vitriol works, blood works, Burdett Road, Rhodeswell Wharf, etc

The map links up with sheet 7.59 Stepney Green to the west.

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