Ayrshire-Ardrossan-1895 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22957

Map Date:

? 1895

Repository reference:

North Ayrshire local history library, Ardrossan

Historic county:

Ayrshire

Town name:

Irvine, Kilwinning, Saltcoats, Ardrossan

Map type:

advertising

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NS229422

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 2737

Map title:

'Stephens & Mackintosh business street maps of Ardrossan, Kilwinning, Saltcoats and Irvine.'

Comments on map:

Usual Stephens and Mackintosh: the four parts are each circular. Dated c.1889-92 in card index. 'Maps revised & corrected up to date' by Thomson.

Scale:

1:5000

Map-maker:

Hu. Thomson, Architect & Surveyor, 60 Hamilton St, Saltcoats [author], G. Gibbons & Co., Leicester [pr], Stephens & Mackintosh, Advertising Contractors [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

30.0 [map diameter: x 4: 93.0 x 93.0 overall]

Number of parts:

4

Colouring:

Buildings, advertising: Grey buildings.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, harbours, misc: Harbour Office.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

North Ayrshire local history library, Ardrossan.

Industry:

engineering, ship yards, abbatoirs

Railways:

routes, earthworks, goods depots, named, rails, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls

Parkland:

public parks

Service and professional:

banks

Antiquities:

Castle Hill.

Waterbodies:

shown, curling ponds

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Round map: 43 advertisers.

Extractive activity:

coal, quarries/pits

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Residual industrial land-use and waste:

spoil heaps: Slag Hill.

Retail activity:

advertisers on map

Ordnance Survey's

1855

1:2500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560

1859

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560

1855

1:2500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560

1855

1:2500

1:10,560

1895

1:2500

1:10,560