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Staffordshire-West Bromwich-1886

CBTM:
20826
Map Date:
1886
Repository reference:
Staffordshire RO 1350
Historic county:
Staffordshire
Town name:
West Bromwich, Darlaston, Wednesbury
Map type:
Utility
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SP000920
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SP 0897
Comments on map:
Bulky, but not very informative: only interest is the gas mains.
Scale:
1:2400
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
250 x 300 [approximate], 135 x 300 [approximate: x 2].
Number of parts:
3
Legends:
sanitation, ownership: Gas mains and Birmingham Corporation property.
Colouring:
Buildings, water, utilities
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, gas mains, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Education and academic:
schools
Known copies of map:
Staffordshire RO Z/M 26.
Industry:
engineering, metallurgical processing
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Landowners and occupiers:
corporation/municipal: [Birmingham Corporation].
Map material:
tracing-paper
Stated measuerments:
other: Gas main diameters.
Ordnance Survey's
1888
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1888
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1885-6
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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