London streets

[Kathlyn Maudesley]

Is there anywhere on line I can look at a map that will give me a street in London, Peter Street, Canning Town, that was there, certainly until the
1950s.

As this area has been radically modernised, the street is no longer in the A-Z.

Kathlyn

[Little Nell]

Have you tried Charles Booth's poverty maps

Charles Booth Online Archive

[Christine in Herts]

This is also an excellent site:
MOTCO - Image Database

Are there any other idea in the Wiki?

Christine

[Kathlyn Maudesley]

Thanks Nell and Christine

Kathlyn

[Lindag]

would this be of any help

INNER LONDON STREET NAME CHANGES

Linda

[keldon]

I've found a suitable map of the area but just can't pinpoint it. See if you can find it.

http://www.maps-of-london.com/map-west-ham-4.jpg

Found on Maps of London

Then using these directories it's somewhere in that area, but for life of me, I cannot find it. It needs a fresh pair of eyes.

Canning Town 1902  Post Office Street Directory - History of Canning Town - Barking Road, from the Iron bridge, Bow Creek to Plaistow
Canning Town 1896  Post Office Street Directory - History of Canning Town - Barking Road, from the Iron bridge, Bow Creek to Plaistow

[Icenianchild]

I have looked at your map link and am looking at an old map on my lap!

Bottom right, second square in. Turn right off Barking Road into Beckton Road. First turning on the right is Mona Street, the next one on your map is Burke Street. The top half of Burke Street (Beckton Road end) was previously called Peter Street. It appears to have changed name about half-way! Hope that helps a bit. If not clear I will have another go at describing it!

Ice

[Icenianchild]

Looking at a different map it was still there in 1964 when this one was pubished.

On this map it looks like the division between Burke Street and Peter Street was about where Lawrence Street intersected them.

Ice

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Aaaaggghhh!!

I don't have time to look properly and I can't see it!

In 1881 there are some streets in the same enumeration district (spellings may be a bit iffy as the writing isn't great!

Moyan St West
Fisher St
Barking Road
Becklow Road
Trinity Street
Peter St
Morecombe St West
Vincent St North
Mary St
40 Acre Lane

Now I can see some of those streets to the left of where it says Canning Town on this page:

http://www.maps-of-london.com/map-west-ham-8.jpg

basically in the square with a big M in it, top left. But I can't see Peter St.

If I had spent more time looking and not typing this I might have found it!!

Sorry......must dash..........

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Looks like I spent too much time typing! lol

[Icenianchild]

On your links for directories:

Part 2 of Canning Town Index - No. 100 on the 1902 and No. 83 on 1896.

Ice