Beacontree Heath 1914

Essex (New Series) 79.13 Becontree Heath & Valence House 1914 - published 1993; intro by Tony Clifford. ISBN.978-0-85054-608-8 This detailed map shows what was still a very rural scene between Ilford and Romford. Vallance House (here spelt Vallance) is at the centre of the map and the area would change when the LCC bought the manor for building development in 1921. This map is therefore fascinating for showing the area before this major development. Green Lane crosses the map west-east, Bennett's Castle Lane runs north-south, and Wood Lane runs between them. The only significant development is at the NE corner where we have Beacontree (or Becontree) Heath, with a few houses around the heath.

Reduced from the original Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map to a scale of approximately 1:4,340 (or about 15" to the mile). This edition published by Alan Godfrey Maps, Leadgate, Consett