Original 1930s Ordnance Survey Map – North West London – Watford Harrow Hendon – Linen Edition

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📜 Description

Original Pre-WWII Ordnance Survey Folding Map

One Inch to One Mile Series

North West London & Surroundings

Authentic 1930s Ordnance Survey map covering North West London and the surrounding Middlesex & Buckinghamshire area.

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📍 Coverage Includes

• Hendon

• Willesden

• Acton

• Harrow

• Wembley

• Watford

• Edgware

• High Wycombe

• Beaconsfield

• Marlow

• Middlesex / Buckinghamshire countryside

Highly detailed London suburban development before WWII expansion.

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⭐ Premium Coated (Linen-Style) Edition

Printed on:

Durable pressed semi-gloss coated stock

• Stronger than standard paper editions

• Designed for repeated folding

• Visible surface sheen

• Higher-grade issue

These coated editions are less common than thin standard copies.

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🗺️ Technical Details

Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile

Detailed suburban street layouts

Interwar road network

Rivers and contour lines

Pre-motorway Britain

Ideal for:

• London history collectors

• Local historians

• Genealogy research

• Interior décor framing

• OS map collectors

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📦 Condition

• Original fold lines

• Light age toning

• Structurally sound

• No major tears visible

• Please study photographs carefully

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📚 Historical Context

This map shows North West London before:

• Post-war housing estates

• Major motorway construction (M1 era)

• London suburban sprawl of the 1950s–70s

Captures interwar London expansion in remarkable detail.