Durham-Stockton on Tees-1796 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22604

Map Date:

[1796]

Repository reference:

BL 2368.d.3(2)

Historic county:

Durham

Town name:

Stockton on Tees

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NZ446192

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NS 4820

Map title:

'Plan of the town of Stockton.'

Comments on map:

F.p. 84 of John Brewster [Vicar of Greatham and Lecturer of Stockton], The parochial history and antiquities of Stockton upon Tees, Stockton: Christopher, London: Vernor & Hood, etc, 1796. Everything on map identified by numbers: key in letterpress opposite. Perhaps as much schematic as to plan.

Scale:

1:4800*

Map-maker:

T. Wight [author], L. Dunn [eng].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

20.2 x 17.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough: Fine dotted line.

Known copies of map:

BL 2368.d.3(2), 796.l.1, L.P., G.3507, BOL Gough Durham 4 [in J. Brewster, The parochial history... of Stockton upon Tees, p.84].

Industry:

engineering, ship yards, rope walk

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Antiquities:

Site of castle; oldest house.

Monuments:

columns

Miscellaneous buildings and structures:

Piazza.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

pounds/pinfolds: [Pinfold].

Ordnance Survey's

1854-5

1:528

1:2500

1:10,560

1890-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560