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Tithe Maps

Each property was allocated a number, eg shows the Castle Inn, ref 320 (208 High Street). The Ealing tithe apportionment lists all property owners and occupiers. This has been valuable in tying in to the 1841 census a few years later.

The New Brentford apportionment records land ownership rather than property ownership, so has not been so useful for linking people to properties - but it is a beautiful document with stunning colouring.

The tithe map images available through the following links appear courtesy of Corporation of London, London Metropolitan Archives.

• New Brentford western section (modern numbers 137 - 185)
• New Brentford central section (modern numbers 110 - 139 south side and 179 - 201 north side)
• New Brentford eastern section (modern numbers 86 - 117 south side and 196 - 224 north side)
• Old Brentford western section (modern numbers 76 - 85 south side and 225 - 254 north side)
• Old Brentford west central section (modern numbers 52 - 75 south side and 255 - 289 north side)
• Old Brentford east central section (modern numbers 35 - 51 south side and 290 - 318 north side)
• Old Brentford Drum Lane and to the east (modern numbers 22 - 34 south side and 319 - 350 north side)
• Old Brentford Gas Works & St George's Church (modern numbers 21 south side and 351 - 375 north side)
• Old Brentford Eastern end of High Street including Salutation Almshouses (modern numbers 1 - 20 south side and 376 - 411 north side)

Ordnance Survey

• 1865 Ordnance Survey
• 1894 Ordnance Survey New Brentford numbers 118 - 195
• 1894 Ordnance Survey New & Old Brentford numbers 79 - 122 and 196 - 232
• 1894 Ordnance Survey Old Brentford numbers 60 - 78 and 233 - 273
• 1894 Ordnance Survey Old Brentford numbers 40 - 59 and 274 - 313
• 1894 Ordnance Survey Old Brentford numbers 21 - 36 and 318 - 367
• 1894 Ordnance Survey Old Brentford numbers 1 - 20 and 368 - 411

1909/10 Valuation Returns

The information recorded varied in depth of detail but typically included frontage, rooms on each floor, outbuildings, rent, value. The valuations generally took place in the 1910 - 1920 period; sometimes the books include valuation date.

There are a number of small sketches used to illustrate rights of way etc. The maps and books are held at The National Archives, Kew.

I have not been able to locate the map showing the eastern part of Old Brentford: this map covered parts of Surrey; the map at Kew includes property refs for the Surrey properties but not the Middlesex properties.

1930 Map

Use of maps in the High Street project

• They show individual buildings and give an indication of shape, size and outbuildings
• Comparing the same area on different dates shows how properties changed
• They show the angle of buildings to the road and any alleys and archways: this helps identify which area is shown in postcards and photos
• The tithe maps and 1909/10 Valuation maps are 'keyed' to other documents which list owners and occupiers. By tallying these with census returns it is possible to identify which property people lived in - sometimes.