Details of Victorian London map superimposed over Google map of today.

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  1. Lone Pine

    Lone Pine Her Grandad would be so proud of her

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    Just found this most interesting map, its a superimposed map of old Victorian London and they have superimposed it over a google map of London today. I have just found where my Grandfather lived, its really interesting.

    As you scroll in and out the Google map will flash underneath the old Victorian Map.

    Have fun, certainly kept me quiet for a few hours.
     
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  2. MollyMay

    MollyMay Knows where to find the answers!

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    Thank you - have spend a happy hour on there playing with the streets of Stepney:), the slider is great you can switch from one map to the other and even stop in between so you can see both maps at the same time
     
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    Thank you. Will take a look later.
     
  4. Lone Pine

    Lone Pine Her Grandad would be so proud of her

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    I have to be honest I was quite impressed with myself I managed to find Russia Land and Quinns Square all on my own and not to mention Blanchard Street, Neath Place and John Street, so was able to pay a visit to my East End London ancestors.
     
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    Cool I've got east end ancestors, will check it out at the weekend:)
     
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    MollyMay Knows where to find the answers!

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    Oooh just the other side of St Dunstan's from mine in Eastfield Street :)
     
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    Bay Horse Can be a bit of a dark horse

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    Fascinating.
     
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    passed this url onto hubbie............great kept him busy for ages!
     
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    I was trying to access this site to check for an area noted in a baptism, but can't get it to work. Can any one assist please or offer light on where this may be?
    It appears to read 'Wilton's Place, School house Lane, Stepney Parish.
    This is a Baptism I've not found before- all other children being in Bermondsey areas.
    Wilton's Place, Schoolhouse Lane, Stepney Parish.JPG
     
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    I think it may be 'Warton Place' Schoolhouse lane is in Tower Hamlets, Stepney, london.
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    It runs North - South from Cable Street to The Highway.
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    http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.5111&lon=-0.0460&layers=B000000000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
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    The names of the connecting roads have changed over the years. what is now Cable Street used to be Brook Street. Use the following for an overlay map of 1892-1905 (there's a blue dot in the bottom left corner that you can slide to overlay the newer map)
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    Many thanks Chimp, I saw that map but not Warton Place. Went on with the little google man but didn't find any enlightenment. Was half expecting a workhouse due to many websites I'd found on Google. Non Denominational sites also came up. Now I see the 'Friends meeting house nearby, - I wonder...

    Again I guess it's in the ear of the listener when writing these things down.
    [Did your finger refuse to let go of the 'F'?]
     
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    I know, I feel sorry for the poor soul who named that file :)
     
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    There's a brief description of Warton Place in the Charles Booth notebooks
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    booth.lse.ac.uk/notebooks/b350/jpg/163.html
    It's a bit difficult to read, but gives you an idea of the conditions ......:(
     
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    thank you Ann, I can only feel thankful that they were back in Bermondsey & surrounds for the birth of their next 5 children. possibly not a whole lot better.
     
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    Lone Pine Her Grandad would be so proud of her

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    Hi all

    Just to let you know that for some reason this site has been taken down I don't know why.
     
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