Take a look at our selection of old historic maps based upon Paddington in Middlesex. Taken from original Ordnance Survey maps sheets and digitally stitched together to form a single layer, these maps offer a true reflection of how the land used to be.

The development of Paddington began at the end of the Napoleonic wars, when the Bishop of London granted permission for building on his estate north of Hyde Park. Under Gutch's supervision, works continued into the 1850s, extending …

2020年12月31日 · An extensive range of historic Ordnance Survey maps (1867 to 1991), Goad Insurance Plans (1881 to 1961) and more can be consulted in our searchroom. As well as our main map collection, some...

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Historic map - Middlesex XVI (includes: Acton; Hammersmith; Kensington; Paddington; Willesden.) by Ordnance Survey, published in 1874, part of the Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 maps

Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Paddington like this:

'Plan of the parish of Paddington Middlesex. Surveyed by George Oakley Lucas, 1869.' Seems to be the 1840 map [Exeter 19598], with less detailed revision, as witness lack of divisions between houses in some parts. George Oakley Lucas [sv]. boundaries: List of ecclesiastical districts, evidently for colouring; but this copy is coloured by wards.

Collect photos, maps, memories and books of interest to you. Surveyed between 1912-1923 and first published 1919-1926. Scale is 1:50,000. The original Ordnance Survey Popular Edition series was conceived before, but published just after, the First World War.

'Plan of the parish of Paddington in the county of Middlesex. By George Gutch 1828.'

The three versions of this map show how the area developed across the years. The maps each cover the same area, stretching from Chepstow Place and Leinster Square eastward to Seymour Place and Bryanston Square; from Harrow Road southward to Kensington Gardens.