William Brendon / W Brendon & Son

 The name of Brendon would later become associated with Plymouth and the Transactions of the Devonshire Association which were mostly printed by that company. A number of other works on Devon were either printed or published by W Brendon (later & Son) until the turn of the century.

Another volume published by the Brendons was the Rev. Brownlow´s St Marychurch in Saxon and Norman Times which was published by W Brendon & Sons in 1886 (c.f.). This was reprinted from the Transactions mentioned above and contains a map, posibly drawn by Brownlow himself.

Three maps are attributed to William Brendon or W Brendon & Sons:

1. Folding map in covers of PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE AND DEVONPORT - see below

2. Map of PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE AND DEVONPORT found in guides by R N Worth - click here

3. Plan of Cattewater and Sutton Harbours which appeared in Eyre Brothers´ Directory - click here

Brendon, W

William Brendon published a folding map of Plymouth printed by Baggs in card covers which would seem to predate the completion of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash and the line of the Cornwall Railway is only single line from Lower Stoke. The bridge was started in 1854 and not completed until April 1859; however, there is a manuscript date on the cover of 1862 signifying that it was printed after completion or was still being sold unchanged some years later. W H Luke was active about the same time and may have bought the map plate from Brendon as the latter does not appear to have published it again, but it did appear in several guides published by Luke.

Very little work by Baggs is known. A plan of the Plymouth Breakwater of circa 1847 is extant with his lithographer’s signature (see Cooke 15) and he prepared some of the plans included by Jewitt in his History of Plymouth (1873) by which time his address was Whimple Street. 

Size: 225 x 365 mm.     SCALE OF YARDS (1500 = 78 mm). 

PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE AND DEVONPORT (Ed). Imprint: Published by William Brendon, 26, George Street, Plymouth.  (CeOS). Signature: C R Baggs’ Lithography 5. Old Town Street, Plymouth. (EeOS). Compass point (Ad).

The South Devon Railway is shown as double line to Plymouth but the Cornwall Railway is only single line from Lower Stoke (could be projected). Illustrated. 

1. 1858  Map of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse (cover title, green card covers)

Plymouth. W Brendon. (1858).       KB. 

2. 1865  Imprint: PUBLISHED BY W LUKE,  BEDFORD St, PLYMOUTH. Size: 222 x 375 mm. Signature removed. Complete area from Torpoint to The Laira. South Devon Railway shown to Mill Bay with Terminus in Bath Street and also to Lower Stoke, all with double line marking, and from there to top of map (by Keyham House) as a single line.    

The Illustrated Handbook of Plymouth Devonport and Stonehouse. With a New Map of the Three Towns, from the last Ordnance Survey. New and Enlarged Edition.[1]   

Plymouth. W H Luke. 1865.   DevA, KB. 

3. 1879  Imprint lower case: Published by W H Luke, Bedford Street, Plymouth. (CeOS). Added railway to Friary Station. Three extra buildings east of Mutley Plain. 

Illustrated Handbook to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport New and Enlarged Edition.by W H K Wright  

Plymouth. W H Luke. (1879).         DevA, BL[2]. 

W H Luke’s Handy Guide to Plymouth, Devonport ...             

Plymouth. W H Luke. (1881).         DevA. 

4. 1885  Additional buildings east of Mutley Plain. 

Illustrated Handbook to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport           

 Plymouth. W H Luke. (1885).         BL.

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NOTES:

[1] Cover title: Luke’s Sixpenny Illustrated Hand Book to Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse, by L Jewitt FSA &c &c. Date of 1865 on page 3. Illustrated Fig. 2, page viii.

[2] BL copies are 1879 BL 10360.e.2 and 1885 BL 10360.cc.41 .

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