{"product_id":"old-street-map-of-london-1934-brixton-balham-streatham-tooting-dulwich","title":"Old Street Map of London, 1934: Brixton, Balham, Streatham, Tooting, Dulwich","description":"\u003cp\u003eStreatham, W. Norwood, Balham, Brixton, Tooting, Dulwich, Herne Hill—so reads the original title of this 1934 city sheet from G. W. Bacon \u0026amp; Co., a richly observed portrait of South London at an interwar crescendo. Issued during a moment of rapid suburban consolidation, the map captures how formerly distinct villages had fused into a continuous urban fabric while still retaining their identities. Bacon’s clean color-coding and the crisp red lettering of sub-postal districts make the administrative chessboard legible at a glance, while the hierarchy of roads spotlights the strategic routes knitting the south side together. Public and private parks punctuate the density, revealing a cityscape where commons, school grounds, and ornamental greens are every bit as decisive as streets and railways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross Balham, Clapham Park, and Brixton, the cartography traces busy spines and quieter grids with remarkable discipline. Balham High Road drives north–south, flanked by residential webs around Old Devonshire Road and Ritherdon Road, while Poynders Road cuts an east–west arc that anticipates the role of the South Circular. Acre Lane and Clapham Park Road funnel movement toward Brixton, where Brixton Hill ascends to meet the intricate lattice of Loughborough Road and its neighbors. The map’s visual cadence—bold main arteries, fine-gauge local streets—lets one read the city’s commercial crescents and residential enclaves as a single, intelligible organism, an invaluable view for anyone tracing the social and economic rhythms of 1930s London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the east, Dulwich unfolds with rare clarity: Dulwich Common and Dulwich Village are rendered as a tranquil counterpoint to the busier corridors, while East Dulwich Road and Crystal Palace Road announce a confident grid advancing toward Peckham and Forest Hill. Private parks and playing fields, set alongside public greens, testify to the enduring influence of estate planning that preserved open land in the heart of suburbia. Herne Hill appears as a hinge between districts, its routes gathered into coherent flows toward Brixton and Dulwich. Here the balance of streets and spacious grounds—so distinctively south London—speaks to a planning ethos that married access, amenity, and topographical sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth and southwest, the sheet showcases the great arteries of Streatham and Tooting as they stride through commons and terraces. Streatham High Road forms the backbone of a broad retail and residential corridor, while Tooting Bec Road radiates past the commons toward Balham and Wandsworth. Abbotts Park Road and adjacent lanes mark the quieter, village-like pattern that sits just behind the main drags, and Tooting Road links these threads to the wider district network. West Norwood High Street, Norwood Road, Gipsy Hill, and Anerley Road climb and curve across the Norwood ridge, their alignment revealing the area’s distinctive upland character. Together they articulate a landscape of market streets, villas, and preserved greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBacon’s cartographic craftsmanship—clear color blocks for districts, red sub-postal demarcations, and emphatic route hierarchy—makes this a particularly compelling city map. Major roads such as Streatham High Road, Brixton Hill, Balham High Road, Poynders Road, Railton Road, and Dulwich Common read as deliberate connectors stitching SW and SE post towns into a coherent whole. The sheet doesn’t merely plot streets; it reveals patterns of living: where commerce gathered, how parks acted as urban lungs, and where planned routes channeled growth. As a document of early-20th-century development south of the Thames, it is both an elegant design object and a precise key to the metropolis in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbotts Park Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcre Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnerley Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalham High Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrixton Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClapham Park Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrystal Palace Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDulwich Common\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDulwich Village\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Dulwich Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElm Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGipsy Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerne Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKangaroo Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoughborough Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorwood Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOakfield Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Devonshire Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoynders Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRailton Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRitherdon Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStreatham High Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTooting Bec Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTooting Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest Norwood High Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindmill Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoodfield Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoolwich Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic parks and open spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate parks and open spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSub-Postal Districts marked in red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor roads, including the representation of significant routes connecting the neighborhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate made: 1934\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMapmaker\/Publisher: G. W. Bacon \u0026amp; Co., noted for high-quality interwar cartography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource: Sheet 22 of the Large-Scale Atlas of London (1934)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign\/Style: color-coded districts; detailed street layout; main roads emphasized over smaller streets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: documents 1930s south London urban development and socio-economic layout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage context: includes parts of SE27 West Norwood, SW2 Brixton, SW4 Clapham, and SW12 Balham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopics\/Themes: urban streets and neighborhoods; residential areas; parks and public spaces; early 20th-century development of South London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/it\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58247546503552,"sku":"UM00294345A","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58247546536320,"sku":"UM00294346A","price":226.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58247546569088,"sku":"UM00294347A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58247546601856,"sku":"UM00294348A","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58247546634624,"sku":"UM00294349A","price":226.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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