Nottinghamshire-Nottingham-1893 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19826

Map Date:

1893

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3.a.63

Historic county:

Nottinghamshire

Town name:

Nottingham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK576396

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 5744

Map title:

'New plan of Nottingham from Ordnance and actual surveys.'

Comments on map:

Title is unusual for Bartholomew, and implies Ordnance Survey is not authentic. Date is below scale, which is below title. [BM RD 19 Sep 1894 blue.]

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

John Bartholomew & Co. [author], [on cover only: W.H. Smith & Son, 186 Strand, London [pb]].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

56.0 x 68.0

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, water, land-use, general highlighting of district: Light green land-tint, darker shade for public open space.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Building infill uncased.

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, municipal depots, reservoirs, water works, misc: Sanitary wharf.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, mental, workhouses

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds, recreation grounds: Grand Stand, but no mention of race course on the Forest recreation ground.

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 3.a.63, Nottingham Library A.20.1893.R.60, RGS Eng & Wales S.43 [1893]; Nottingham Library A.20.1897.R.3 [1897: 1:12,672, for Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress]; BLML Maps 17.c.4, BOL C17 b.11, CUL Maps.bb.80.88.2, RGS 10.F.4 [1899: Newnes [pb]: pl 67 in The Royal Atlas of England & Wales].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, uncertain: 'Stompford Works', between Basford and Bulwell, 'Daybrook Works'.

Railways:

routes, sidings, motive power depots, named, passenger stations, projected or otherwise unbuilt lines: Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway shown as fine pecked line, with 'Central Station' limit indicated by hatched band.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes

Extractive activity:

coal

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1879-81

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560