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Berkshire-Reading-1882

CBTM:
22518
Map Date:
? 1882
Repository reference:
Reading Central Library Local Studies map LM 783
Historic county:
Berkshire
Town name:
Reading
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SU714733
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SU 7172
Map title:
'Reading.'
Comments on map:
Extracted from Joseph John Beecroft, Handy Guide to Reading: Eugene Burden says c.1882.
Scale:
1:7920
Map-maker:
Beecroft, Printer, 24 Market Place, Reading [pr].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
61.0 x 29.8
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised: Ribbon frontages.
Sanitary and utility information:
reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
fairgrounds, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough: [Fragmentary].
Known copies of map:
Reading Library LM 283 [book at R/CV].
Industry:
engineering, food/drink, abbatoirs, uncertain: Several Kilns.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Gardens:
nurseries: [Sutton & Sons' Seed Trial Grounds].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls
Antiquities:
Abbey Ruins.
Landowners and occupiers:
industrial owners
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
misc: Foresters' Hall.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Other land-uses & land-cover:
misc: Royal Agricultual Society's Show Ground for 1882.
Ordnance Survey's
1875-6
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1898
1:2500
1:10,560
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