Cheshire-Birkenhead-1887 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20047

Map Date:

? 1887

Repository reference:

Wirral Archives B/801/8

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:

DJ 3590

Comments on map:

On one side of quarto sheet, 'Robinson's Guide to Birkenhead, time table, &c., (Supplement to the ''Birkenhead Times'').' Undated, but '25 June 87' written on in contemporary hand. Very basic map; advertising, etc, more interesting.

Scale:

1:21,120*

Map-maker:

H.C. Robinson, Printer and Stationer, 99 Argyle St, Birkenhead [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

25.2 x 20.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks

Places of Worship:

incompletely shown: Very few.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Known copies of map:

Wirral Archives B/801/8.

Industry:

ship yards

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Ferries:

ferry

Retail activity:

advertisers on map, publisher of map: [Eatery which advertises overleaf].

Street tramways:

routes shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1873-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560

1873-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898-9

1:2500

1:10,560