Birmingham-1894
CBTM:
20879
Map Date:
? 1894
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:
'Greater Birmingham'.
Comments on map:
Rather broad-brush: uninteresting. Dated 1894 by Birmingham Central Library.
Scale:
1:16,351
Map-maker:
Midland Educational Company, Limited, Birmingham, Leicester & Leamington [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
72.5 x 52.5
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings, boundaries: Churches, public buildings, schools.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs, sewage disposal
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Defence and military:
drill halls
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, dispensaries, hospitals, mental, workhouses, misc: St Josephs Home.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
Ward, misc: City boundary.
Known copies of map:
Birmingham Central Library, local studies [open access map drawers: D6]; Warwickshire RO CR 1086/15 [1894].
Industry:
misc: Small Arms Factory.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
botanic gardens, public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Reference system:
squaring: 1-mile.
Cemeteries:
shown
Miscellaneous religious group:
Convent.
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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