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Cheshire-Birkenhead: Park-1845

CBTM:
19276
Map Date:
? 1845
Repository reference:
Manchester Central Library LS ff.912.4272.L6, fol.5 [Birkenhead]
Historic county:
Cheshire
Town name:
Birkenhead: Park
Map type:
estate
Extent of cover:
fragmentary
National grid reference:
SJ305891
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SJ 3590
Map title:
'Plan of Birkenhead New Park with the surrounding building lots, as intended to be sold.'
Comments on map:
Bottom right is 'Content of Sale Lots', in square yards: these are numbered in arabic in the list and in roman on the map: this suggests that the houses and gardens are what might be called a 'serving suggestion'. Note, bottom left, 'Total area within park railing, about 185 acres. Area to be devoted for ever to the public use, about 125 acres.' Bottom right is 'Joseph Paxton, Garden Archt. & Lanspe. Gardener, Chatsworth'.
Scale:
1:1584
Map-maker:
Jno. Robinson [dr], Hullmandel & Walton [lith, pr].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
93.7 x 60.7
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
'standard' colour scheme, land-use: Park light green, trees dark green, garden areas lilac, multi-colour flower beds: luscious.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
shown
Education and academic:
further educational/colleges
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
Manchester City Library LS ff.912.4272.L6, fol.5 [Birkenhead].
Parkland:
public parks
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1873-4
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1898-9
1:2500
1:10,560
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