Staffordshire-Burton upon Trent-1879 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20460

Map Date:

9.1879

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] RAIL 1033/317, RAIL 1033/19

Historic county:

Staffordshire

Town name:

Burton upon Trent

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK247230

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 2323

Map title:

'Brough of Burton upon Trent in the counties of Stafford and Derby.'

Comments on map:

TNA [PRO] RAIL 1033/19 is on linen, tending to rub: not very legible. Letterpress at bottom includes reference to public buildings, a separate reference to Breweries, list of town council and principal officials, and note of date of incorporation (November 1878), and population and area. Scale statement combined with direction pointer. [Both TNA [PRO] copies have been coloured to show brewery ownership.]

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

J.A. Mason, Estate Agent & Surveyor, Burton-on-Trent [author], Bemrose & Son, London & Derby [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

91.0 x 64.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: 'Ordinary' buildings black, breweries etc hatched: the reverse of usual procedure.

Canals:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

boat houses

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: 'Architectural' lettering for some Anglican churches.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Defence and military:

rifle ranges

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

county, borough, Ward

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] RAIL 1033/317 [standard paper product], RAIL 1033/19 [on linen].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, food/drink, metallurgical processing, timber, misc: Tunnery.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations, rails, projected or otherwise unbuilt lines: Includes some authorised lines.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, ice-skating

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [Breweries].

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Relief:

prominent hills

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Map material:

tracing linen

Cemeteries:

shown