Derbyshire-Derby-1889 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20376

Map Date:

1889

Repository reference:

Derbyshire Local Studies Library, 914.251D

Historic county:

Derbyshire

Town name:

Derby

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK352366

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 3535

Map title:

'Bemrose & Sons' map of the borough of Derby. Shewing Parliamentary & ward boundaries. Corrected to date. 1889.'

Comments on map:

This copy is in its original covers with index to streets. Table of ward acreages, bottom right.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Bemrose & Sons, Printers, Derby & London [lith, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

52.3 x 52.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

Buildings, boundaries: Churches, chapels, schools.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, gas works, municipal depots

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Churches by plain cross, chapels by St John's cross.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

barracks, rifle ranges, drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

deaf & dumb, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses, misc: 'Small Pox Hospital 1889'.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges: Schools shown by small circle.

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds, recreation grounds: [Race course with Grand Stand; 'Rowditch Recreation Ground 1889'].

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Ward

Known copies of map:

Derbyshire Local Studies Library 914.251.D [1889]; Derbyshire RO D.4727/8 [1901: overprinted for Parliamentary purposes].

Industry:

furniture/pottery

Railways:

routes

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

public parks: [Arboretum].

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes, learned societies

Reference system:

squaring

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1881-2

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560