Berkshire-Reading-1889 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21021

Map Date:

[1889]

Repository reference:

BLML PP.2505.acp

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:

'G.R. Smith's street map of the enlarged borough of Reading.'

Comments on map:

At back of The postal directory of Reading and neighbourhood, Reading: G.R. Smith, 1889. The best that can be said about the map is that it is functional. Scale graduated in furlongs.

Scale:

1:8640

Map-maker:

A. Bourne Eng. London [author], G.R. Smith, at his new offices, 42 Kings Rd, Reading [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

68.0 x 41.0 [overall: map 68.0 x 34.7].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Sanitary and utility information:

electricity works, gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses, misc: YMCA.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Reading library [R/CY 1882: fragment only]; BL P.2508.a.c.p. [1889]; [Reading Lib 1884-1900 and Berkshire RO of 1900 are missing: Eugene Burden].

Industry:

food/drink, metallurgical processing, abbatoirs

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [A few businesses, notably Huntley & Palmers and Suttons Nurseries].

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons, learned societies

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Cemeteries:

shown

Street tramways:

routes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1875-6

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560