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Durham-Darlington-1851

CBTM:
19998
Map Date:
1851
Repository reference:
Darlington Local Studies Library U.418.a.40 L.C.
Historic county:
Durham
Town name:
Darlington
Map type:
uncertain
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NZ288146
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NZ 3115
Map title:
'Town of Darlington in the county of Durham.'
Comments on map:
A strange map: shows gas pipes with diameters carefully distinguished, yet has reference to notable buildings, as for an ordinary published street map. Scale seems to be graduated in inches (1:1): odd. Darlington LSL card index attributes it to Joseph Sowerby.
Scale:
1:1584
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
155 x 110
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings, sanitation: Gas pipes and lamps.
Colouring:
Buildings, roads, water, utilities, transport.: Most buildings grey, but those in reference are deep red.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
shown, public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
gas mains, lamps, misc: Public and private gas lamps; gas pipes various colours, according to diameter; gasometers infilled pale blue.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
cross, markets
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
Darlington Library U.418.a.40 L.C. [36902].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, uncertain: 'Factories' identified by owners.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations, misc: Coach Shed. 'Coach Stations' at railway stations hatched blue.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa: ['Public Baths' seems to be open-air swimming pool].
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks
Landowners and occupiers:
industrial owners
Waterbodies:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1854
1:1056
1:2500
1:10,560
1896
1:2500
1:10,560
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