I've an old A-Z someone gave me, interesting to checking out changes to streets
and whether my memory is right, but I've also recently looked at the tube map
in it, different in the way some lines are drawn but also with some differences
in content.
I recognised the old South Acton spur, and Trafalgar Square, and what is now
the Heathrow section of the Picadilly Line then stopped at Hounslow West. Some
other bits were less familiar, and as the map is only black-and-white, its not
clear whether they were all tube lines. I think I remember the Bakerloo Line
doubling with BR as far as Watford Junction, but did the Met through Amersham
continue as far as Aylesbury? Another interesting bit is between Old Street and
Finsbury Park, with stations shown at Essex Road, Highbury and Islington and
Drayton Park.
Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date of
publication, could anyone make a rough stab

THis page has a load of old maps on it and a bit of histiry
http://clives.members.easyspace.com/tube/tube.html




"CharlesPottins" wrote in message
...
I've an old A-Z someone gave me, interesting to checking out changes to
streets
and whether my memory is right, but I've also recently looked at the tube
map
in it, different in the way some lines are drawn but also with some
differences
in content.
I recognised the old South Acton spur, and Trafalgar Square, and what is
now
the Heathrow section of the Picadilly Line then stopped at Hounslow West.
Some
other bits were less familiar, and as the map is only black-and-white, its
not
clear whether they were all tube lines. I think I remember the Bakerloo
Line
doubling with BR as far as Watford Junction, but did the Met through
Amersham
continue as far as Aylesbury? Another interesting bit is between Old
Street and
Finsbury Park, with stations shown at Essex Road, Highbury and Islington
and
Drayton Park.
Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date of
publication, could anyone make a rough stab

CharlesPottins wrote:
I've an old A-Z someone gave me, interesting to checking out changes
to streets and whether my memory is right, but I've also recently
looked at the tube map in it, different in the way some lines are
drawn but also with some differences in content.
I recognised the old South Acton spur, and Trafalgar Square, and what
is now the Heathrow section of the Picadilly Line then stopped at
Hounslow West. Some other bits were less familiar, and as the map is
only black-and-white, its not clear whether they were all tube lines.
I think I remember the Bakerloo Line doubling with BR as far as
Watford Junction, but did the Met through Amersham continue as far as
Aylesbury? Another interesting bit is between Old Street and Finsbury
Park, with stations shown at Essex Road, Highbury and Islington and
Drayton Park.
Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date
of publication, could anyone make a rough stab

One way to date the map that you have is to compare it with the maps at The
London Tube Map Archive at http://www.sitehouse.net/cdl/maps.html.

The Met went as far as Aylesbury until 1961.

For the history of the line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park, originally the
Great Northern and City Railway, see
http://www.davros.org/rail/culg/northern.html#GNCR in Clive Feather's site.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On 10 Jan 2004 23:58:20 GMT, (CharlesPottins)
wrote:

I've an old A-Z someone gave me, interesting to checking out changes to streets
and whether my memory is right, but I've also recently looked at the tube map
in it, different in the way some lines are drawn but also with some differences
in content.
I recognised the old South Acton spur, and Trafalgar Square, and what is now
the Heathrow section of the Picadilly Line then stopped at Hounslow West. Some
other bits were less familiar, and as the map is only black-and-white, its not
clear whether they were all tube lines. I think I remember the Bakerloo Line
doubling with BR as far as Watford Junction, but did the Met through Amersham
continue as far as Aylesbury? Another interesting bit is between Old Street and
Finsbury Park, with stations shown at Essex Road, Highbury and Islington and
Drayton Park.
Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date of
publication, could anyone make a rough stab

Probably Pre 1958

Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was Nigel ), in
message who said:
On 10 Jan 2004 23:58:20 GMT, (CharlesPottins)
wrote:

I've an old A-Z someone gave me, interesting to checking out changes
to streets and whether my memory is right, but I've also recently
looked at the tube map in it, different in the way some lines are
drawn but also with some differences in content.
I recognised the old South Acton spur, and Trafalgar Square, and
what is now the Heathrow section of the Picadilly Line then stopped
at Hounslow West. Some other bits were less familiar, and as the map
is only black-and-white, its not clear whether they were all tube
lines. I think I remember the Bakerloo Line doubling with BR as far
as Watford Junction, but did the Met through Amersham continue as
far as Aylesbury? Another interesting bit is between Old Street and
Finsbury Park, with stations shown at Essex Road, Highbury and
Islington and Drayton Park.
Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date
of publication, could anyone make a rough stab

Probably Pre 1958


Indeed, as South Acton closed about 1959.

If the map has White City on the Central Line (as opposed to Wood Lane) then
it's post-1947. If Tooting Bec is no longer called Trinity Road, then it's
post-1950.

BTN

"CharlesPottins" wrote in message
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Anybody have more info on these? And as the A-Z does not have a date of
publication, could anyone make a rough stab

Is the price in shillings and pence, or decimal? I have one dual-priced
which I think is later than yours. It dates from about 1968-70.
--
Terry Harper, Web Co-ordinator, The Omnibus Society
http://www.omnibussoc.org
E-mail:
URL: http://www.terry.harper.btinternet.co.uk/

"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
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If the map has White City on the Central Line (as opposed
to Wood Lane) then it's post-1947. If Tooting Bec is no
longer called Trinity Road, then it's post-1950.

Since there are maps currently sold which show Aldwych station and Southwark
station as both open, you would have to correlate a lot of different bits of
evidence before you could be reasonably certain of the date of a historic
map.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
...

If the map has White City on the Central Line (as opposed
to Wood Lane) then it's post-1947. If Tooting Bec is no
longer called Trinity Road, then it's post-1950.

Since there are maps currently sold which show Aldwych station and
Southwark
station as both open, you would have to correlate a lot of different bits
of
evidence before you could be reasonably certain of the date of a historic
map.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001


Hah Haar !

Mr. Rowland forgot ALL ABOUT Morning Crescent

Hah Haar !

"Seanie O'Kilfoyle" wrote in message
...

"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
"Ben Nunn" wrote in message
...

If the map has White City on the Central Line (as opposed
to Wood Lane) then it's post-1947. If Tooting Bec is no
longer called Trinity Road, then it's post-1950.

Since there are maps currently sold which show Aldwych station and
Southwark
station as both open, you would have to correlate a lot of different
bits
of
evidence before you could be reasonably certain of the date of a
historic
map.

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001


Hah Haar !

Mr. Rowland forgot ALL ABOUT MorningTON Crescent

Hah Haar !

"John of Aix" wrote in message
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"Seanie O'Kilfoyle" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...

Mr. Rowland forgot ALL ABOUT MorningTON Crescent

Time you eased up on the whiskey Seanie.



It's not the whiskey JofA

It's the Hoegaarden