Hi guys, i have a fold out map of London that used to belong to my mither-in-kaw, it is 1inch to a quater mile scale,, it cost 3/-, no idea when, but there are 37 cinemas listed and indexed in the little booklet attached to the back cover, It was published by the geographers map co of grays in holborn, what would help me date this? (London Bridge is still there and not in Arizona and Battersea park pleasure gardens and funfair is on there next to the power station,
Is there a map of the underground? Stations / lines shown, existing or proposed, might give a clue. Also the style of map, which changed from time to time.
Geographers are the A-Z people, aren't they? London Bridge is still here now, as it has been since the time of Gog and Magog, so that's no help. As ABerrant says, the Pleasure Gardens were introduced in 1951, but I don't know how long they kept the name.
This link refers to the the Geographer's atlases (rather than to fold-out maps) but it shows that the company's address was 24-27 High Holborn in 1950, but 28 Gray's Inn Road by 1956:
http://www.maps.thehu...ondon_Street_Maps.htm
dotty
Without seeing the map, dating it may turn into a form of 20 questions!
To start, from the Underground map, can you tell us how far the eastern branch of the Central Line (Liverpool St - Ongar) is shown "proposed" or "open".
If entirely proposed, map is pre 1946. If entirely open, map is 1950 or later. If partially opened, extent will help give year between 1946 and 1950.
Joe