Berkshire-Reading-1882 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22319

Map Date:

1882

Repository reference:

CUL Maps.c.51.88.1

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:

'Plan of the town of Reading and village of Caversham.'

Comments on map:

F.p. 112 in The stranger's guide to the town of Reading, second edition, Reading: E. Poynder, 1882. Bottom left: compiled by Simmons, revised and corrected to 1882. (An earlier version has an attribution to John Dower, and it could certainly be his work.)

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

T.H. Simmons, Surveyor [author], E. Poynder, 113 Broad St, Reading [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

49.8 x 41.8

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Welfare and charitable:

dispensaries, hospitals

Markets and exchanges:

fairgrounds, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

recreation grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Reading Library LMV 601 [1862.c: pb J. Macauley]; [Berkshire RO T/M 131/3 [1862: photo]: missing 1:6:04]; CUL Maps c.51.88.1 [1882: in Strangers guide, Reading, Poynder], Reading Lib LMC 282 [copy] [via Eugene Burden].

Industry:

uncertain, abbatoirs: Named 'Kilns'.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Miscellaneous:

The Clappers.

Antiquities:

Abbey ruins.

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1875-6

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560