Ordnance Survey Maps, London
Two-Inch to the Mile scale maps, 1920s-1930s
These two map series by Ordnance Survey covered London at the scales of Two-Inch to the Mile (1:31,680):
- The OS Ministry of Transport series (1923), carried a useful overprint of Class I and Class II roads
- The OS London Passenger Transport Boundaries series (1935) showed the perimeter of the London Passenger Transport Boundaries
- View the individual map sheets using a graphic index covering London
Ordnance Survey, Two-inches to the Mile
Ministry of Transport Road Map, London, 1923
This set of Ministry of Transport Road Maps, covering London in six sheets, was issued by the Ordnance Survey in 1923, and was the first to accurately show the initial numbered roads. The roads depicted on this set of maps were the Class I (red) roads showing important routes or through roads, and the less important Class II (green) roads. Roads in course of construction were shown as red dashed lines.
| Sheet | Date of Printing |
|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | 1923 |
| Sheet 2 | 1923 |
| Sheet 3 | 1923 |
| Sheet 4 | 1923 |
| Sheet 5 | 1923 |
| Sheet 6 | 1923 |
Ordnance Survey, Two-inches to the mile
London (Showing London Passenger Transport Boundaries), 1935
This set of twelve sheets covering London at the two-inch to the mile scale (1:31,680), showed the perimeter of the London Passenger Transport Boundaries as a blue band. The base maps were reduced from the Ordnance Survey One-Inch Fifth edition with minor modifications.
| Sheet | Date of Publication |
|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | 1935 |
| Sheet 2 | 1935 |
| Sheet 3 | 1935 |
| Sheet 4 | 1935 |
| Sheet 5 | 1935 |
| Sheet 6 | 1935 |
| Sheet 7 | 1935 |
| Sheet 8 | 1935 |
| Sheet 9 | 1935 |
| Sheet 10 | 1935 |
| Sheet 11 | 1935 |
| Sheet 12 | 1935 |