- LONDON Kensington -

Kensington

Kensington area is southwest of London. It is AKASAKA or AZABU in Tokyo. Royal Albert Hall was constructed at 1871.

Underground Map

Kensington 1871 1/4340 (original size 1/2500)

OLD ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS Kensington(1871) Kensington(1914)

Kensington Square

It is not changed from 130 years. Only trees was moved.

Kensington Square

Riding School

This is most changed area. Riding School(1871) was changed to buildings.

Now THISTLE KENSINGTON PALACE HOTEL

Hyde Park Gate

Right side is current Map. An entrance of Hyde Park Gate(picture) Kensington Gate(picture)

A junction of three Underground lines(1914)

DISTRICT LINE Opened 12/4/1869. DISTRICT LINE Opened 3/7/1871.(High Street Kensington - Earls Court). PICCADEILLY LINE Opened 15/12/1906. CIRCLE LINE Opened 1/10/1868.(Opened METROPOLITAN LINE) PICCADEILLY LINE was build by the shield method. DISTRICT LINE and METROPOLITAN LINE was build by the open-cut method and not covered for smoke extraction. First of underground railway was Opened 1/10/1863(Paddington - Farringdon), north area of this Map.

High Street Kensington Earl's Court Gloucester Road From High Street Kensington to Gloucester Road(CIRCLE LINE), front white coach is DISTRICT LINE from Gloucester Road to Earl's Court. aerial photograph Underground Map

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Administrative organ Map

The Geographical Survey Institute(JAPAN)= Ordnance Survey RoutPlanner Map Touring Map Landranger Map (1/50000) Explorer Map (1/25000) Histric Map Old-Maps.co.uk I procured Old Map by Stanfords in COVENT GARDEN. Stanfords was established in 1852 by Edward Stanford.

Landranger Map 1/50000 Fort Augustus(Scotland LOCH NESS area)