Cheshire-Wallasey-1841 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20045

Map Date:

1841

Repository reference:

Cheshire RO DFI 140

Historic county:

Cheshire

Town name:

Wallasey

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ295925

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 3590

Map title:

'A map of the parish of Wallasey, in the county of Chester, comprising the townships of Wallasey, Liscard, Poulton-cum-Seacombe, from surveys made for the commutation of the tithes. A.D.1841.'

Comments on map:

Note, bottom centre: 'Note

Scale:

1:3168

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

180 x 150

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

misc: Life Boat House.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals: [Rock Fort].

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

township

Known copies of map:

Cheshire RO DFI 140 [1841]; W/801/11a-b [modern transcript].

Industry:

chemicals, engineering, metallurgical processing, misc: Smalt Works.

Gardens:

shown: [Only a limited number, in grounds of 'large' houses].

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Intended Roads.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ferries:

ferry

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1878

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560