Cheshire-Chester-1833 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20023

Map Date:

1833

Repository reference:

Cheshire RO PM 18/5

Historic county:

Cheshire

Town name:

Chester

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ 405665

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 4166

Map title:

'Plan of the City of Chester made by John Wood 1833.'

Comments on map:

Usual Wood style, with numbered reference; area of cover suspiciously close to Weston 1789 [Exeter 20029]. Note of population in 1831, and usual table of distances to other towns.

Scale:

1:2772

Map-maker:

John Wood, Edir. [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

90.8 x 66.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

other: Provision for colouring parishes and 'County Property' (the Castle?) [not present on this copy].

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Buildings only moderately generalised for the scale.

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown, wharf

Water transport infrastructure:

misc: Old Crane, New Crane.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, water works, misc: [Old and New Water Works]; Well.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, internal revenue

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, town walls

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, trade halls: [Wool Hall].

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses: With Starting Chair for 2 Mile Heats, Starting Chair for 2 years Old, Distance Chair, Winning Chair.

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, areas named (no boundaries shown): Wards listed, but no boundaries shown.

Known copies of map:

Cheshire RO EDD 12/2, Cheshire RO PM 18/5.

Industry:

engineering, food/drink, metallurgical processing, ship yards, oil/soap etc, paper/print, rope walk, textiles, warehousing, misc: Snuff Mills, Cheese Warehouse; Lead Works has Shot Tower.

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Service and professional:

banks, newspaper offices

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Larger owners].

Waterbodies:

shown

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Crosses:

cross, (symbol): [Inverted T: on race course].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1871-3

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560