International Games 2012 local history and maps of Hackney, Stratford, Bow, Bromley etc

This is my historical version of the Olympics Zone walk by Newham; this is to complement their excellent work.

We start with Stratford & Hackney area in 1854; you can see a map further down this page which  shows Old Ford [top left], Stratford station [top right], moving down  we have the East London Water Works and reservoirs, which are just above the Eastern Counties railway lines cutting from West to east (or vice versa); and finally below this we have Bow and West Ham. At the bottom of the picture is the Four Mills area where the famous 'Abbey Mills Pumping station' exists. This was the Victorian built pumping station to get the effluent out of London (built in the 1860's).

Clearly are shown the Green Man, Bow Road [which leads in to  the Stratford High Street as we head north west] and White Swan - on the right of the map. I am slowly adding hyperlinks from the map, move your mouse over the map and click on it where interested - it will open a new browser window for the area concerned.

Visit the area in 1900 - a larger version of the 1950's map is here & a visit to the area in 2006 is here

The 1854 Map relating to the London Olympic Zone that will exist by 2012

Thanks for the use of this image go to http://www.victorianlondon.org/

And the same image from the Newham Olympic Tour - this image is better.

Live web cam from the Stratford Games site as they prepare for 2012 - I am sure this will improve.

Travel advice and web cams in London

Maps to get around - in any century!

email : kevan