Birmingham-1882
CBTM:
20875
Map Date:
11.1882
Repository reference:
Birmingham Central Library, local studies [open access map drawers: D6]
Town name:
Aston, Birmingham, Smethwick
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SP067868
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SP 0888
Map title:
'Walter Showell and Son's map of Birmingham.'
Comments on map:
'Examined and authenticated to November 1882'. Evidently for advertising: Showell's advertisements round map.
Scale:
1:20,375
Map-maker:
W. & A.K. Johnson, Edinburgh [eng], Houghton & Co. Ltd, Birmingham [pr], Walter Showell and Son, Crosswells Brewery, Langley, near Oldbury [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
72.5 x 55.0 [overall: map 59.5 x 41.8].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
important roads only
Building names:
fragmentary
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Mills:
(unspecified type)
Canals:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
wharfs
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Defence and military:
drill halls
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, deaf & dumb, mental, misc: Little Sisters Home for the Aged.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, township, Ward
Known copies of map:
Birmingham Central Library, local studies [open access map drawers: D6].
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Reference system:
squaring: 2-inch.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1886-8
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1887-9
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1885-6
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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