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Durham-West Hartlepool-1889

CBTM:
19939
Map Date:
1889
Repository reference:
Durham RO CC/X 100
Historic county:
Durham
Town name:
West Hartlepool
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
NZ512326
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
NZ 4935
Map title:
'Borough of West Hartlepool street map. Published by order of the Council. 1889.'
Comments on map:
Scale is expressed as '416.66 Feet to the Inch'. Seems to be straightforward Ordnance Survey derivative: this copy was still in use in 1901.
Scale:
1:5000
Map-maker:
J.W. Brown, C.E., F.G.S. Borough Engineer & Surveyor [? author].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
74.5 x 110.0
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, lighthouses, misc: Warehouses, Transit Shed, Dock Masters Residence.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, police
Defence and military:
misc.: Armoury.
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Ward
Known copies of map:
Durham RO CC/X100.
Industry:
engineering, lime/cement, uncertain, furniture/pottery
Railways:
routes, earthworks, named, rails, passenger stations, misc: Wagon Shop: sidings and 'Coal Spouts' on docks by annotation only.
River and foreshore features:
foreshore
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1857
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896
1:2500
1:10,560
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