Personalised Old Map of Redbridge

Discover the captivating history of Redbridge with a bespoke, personalised map, tailored to centre on your chosen address or favourite spot within the borough. Whether you’re looking for a thoughtful housewarming present, a unique way to celebrate your family roots, or a striking conversation piece for your own home, this map offers a window into the past of one of London’s most fascinating areas. Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to connect you and your loved ones with the rich local heritage, providing a truly memorable and meaningful gift.

You’ll explore the borough as it once was, including the grounds now home to Wanstead Park, the area encompassing the iconic Valentines Mansion, and the streets around the historic Ilford Hospital Chapel. The map also covers regions such as South Woodford’s bustling centre and the location of Fairlop Waters, reflecting the landscape even before today’s landmarks fully took shape. See how Redbridge’s parks, roads, and communities have transformed across generations.

Our old map of Redbridge is fully personalisable to your wishes. Choose to centre the map on your childhood home, a school, or any location with special meaning. You can highlight meaningful spots—perhaps your favourite park, the address of a family business, or a place with personal significance. Add a heartfelt dedication, personalise the title and subtitle, or request custom markers for anniversaries or other milestones. Every detail is handled with care, allowing your story to shine through.

Your personalised map could focus on these areas in Borough of Redbridge

• Ilford
• Gants Hill
• Wanstead
• South Woodford
• Seven Kings
• Barkingside
• Newbury Park
• Clayhall
• Snaresbrook
• Aldersbrook

Your map is produced using only the highest-quality methods. We print with a fine art giclée process on archival-grade paper, ensuring crisp detail and lasting vibrancy, or you may opt for artist’s cotton canvas for a tactile, gallery-style finish. For presentation, select from a range of frames including classic wood or contemporary float frames, all featuring clear, UV-protective glazing. Each map is assembled by hand and arrives ready to display or gift.

The foundation of your Redbridge map is a genuine Ordnance Survey historical sheet, drawn from editions spanning the 1870s to the 1960s. These meticulously hand-drawn and engraved maps were originally produced by the Ordnance Survey to document Britain’s evolving landscape at a time of immense change. Renowned for their beautiful cartographic style and unparalleled accuracy, these maps capture a level of detail rarely seen today, making each custom piece not only a striking decoration but a true historical artefact.

Please note you are purchasing a fully customised old map. Modern landmarks, such as your house, may not have been built yet! You can contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.

Generally, larger maps look much better than smaller maps, because you can enjoy all of the smaller details. If you need a smaller map, I would suggest ‘zooming in’ so that the map covers a smaller area.

Because these maps are custom made to order, we can make you a map that looks great at at any size, from very small (8x10in/20x25cm) all the way to a few metres. If you are looking for a very large map, please get in touch.

The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.

Every map can be personalised or customised, for example if you want to mark your house or street on the map. The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

This personalised map would make a wonderful housewarming, birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, Mother’s Day, wedding anniversary or work leaving gift for someone from Borough of Redbridge, or someone who works there.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or on artist’s cotton canvas. Several frame choices are available for free, or custom framing is available for an additional fee. Please get in touch if you’re looking to order a very large map for a hotel or office, or if you’re looking for a size that isn’t available on my shop.