Cumberland-Carlisle-1850
CBTM:
19903
Map Date:
[1850]
Repository reference:
Cumberland RO, open shelves
Historic county:
Cumberland
Town name:
Carlisle
Map type:
Health Hazard
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NY400460
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NY 4155
Map title:
'Plan of the borough of Carlisle'.
Comments on map:
In Robert Rawlinson, Report to the General Board of Health on ... Carlisle, London: HMSO, 1850, f.p. 8. The source appears to be the Scott & Benson map of 1842 [Exeter 19908]. Not much text on map. f.p.90 are two enlargements, of Lowther St-Scotch St, 1:1584, and Fisher St-Scotch St, 1:1192.
Scale:
1:7920
Map-maker:
Standidge & Co, Old Jewry [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
52.3 x 41.0
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries, other: Note on rise and flooding of rivers.
Road names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Also shows outside stairs on enlargements.
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Canals:
shown, basins/docks: [Timber Dock].
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, sanitary hazards, water works: Possible sewers and hazards indicated only on the enlargements.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
race courses
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, misc: Parliamentary boundary.
Known copies of map:
Cumberland RO, on open shelves, Ca/C17/5 [main map only].
Industry:
uncertain: Mill.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
River and foreshore features:
misc: Land liable to be flooded.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Retail activity:
limited range: Some shops, on the enlargements only.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown: [On enlargements only].
Tenement boundaries group:
very incomplete: Enlargements only.
Ordnance Survey's
1863-4
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1898-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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