Essex-Walthamstow-1814 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23494

Map Date:

1814

Repository reference:

Waltham Forest Archives

Historic county:

Essex

Town name:

Walthamstow

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ378892

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3889

Map title:

'A plan of the parish of Walthamstow in the county of Essex. 1814'.

Comments on map:

Fields numbered: no reference to hand, Bottom damaged and repaired, and author may thus be lost. Building-shading is symptomatic of good-quality finish.

Scale:

1:4752

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

91.5 x 170.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, other: Epping Forest tinted lilac.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

inhabited and uninhabited buildings distinguished

Places of Worship:

landmarks only

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Public/administrative boundaries:

manor, Parish, boundary markers: [Pictorial boundary trees; manor boundary fragmentary].

Known copies of map:

Waltham Forest Archives.

Industry:

metallurgical processing

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown

Waterbodies:

shown, misc: Some moats.

Commons:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Map material:

parchment

Estate boundary ownership:

shown

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Mile Stones [pictorial].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1863

1:2500

1:10,560

1894

1:2500

1:10,560