Cheshire-Birkenhead-1858 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20051

Map Date:

1858

Repository reference:

Wirral Archives [open access photocopy].

Historic county:

Cheshire

Town name:

Birkenhead

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ325890

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 3590

Map title:

'Plan of the township or chapelry of Birkenhead, townships of Claughton, in the parish of Bidston, Oxton in the parish of Woodchurch, Tranmere in the parish of Bebington, 1858.'

Comments on map:

Despite the dedication, this is pretty humdrum-looking. Another descendent of Bennison-Lister [Exeter 20046]. Bottom left: table of population, 1801 (110) to 1851 (24,285). Below scale: note re distance rings and 'The Docks or Proposed Docks by permission from Mr Hartley's Plan'.

Scale:

1:4752

Map-maker:

W. Hunter [sv], D. Mar... [lith], Edward Howell, Church Street, Liverpool [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

93 x 86

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

Reference system

Road names:

generally

Building names:

fragmentary

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, misc: Customs Shed, Sheds, Warehouses.

Sanitary and utility information:

water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Including Mariners Church [in dock].

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, misc: Site for Town Hall [on the site later used].

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Wirral Archives B/801/3.

Industry:

food/drink, textiles, timber, misc: Coal Yard.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

public parks

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Looks quite complete in the less built-up parts].

Waterbodies:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Bottom left: view of Liverpool in 1350, and undated plan of Liverpool [1725?].

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

distance circles: 0.25 mile intervals from Woodside Ferry.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Ferries:

ferry

Cemeteries:

shown: Site for cemetery.

Dedicee of map:

'The Commissioners'.

Tenement boundaries group:

incomplete: Partial: left over from 1840s.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560