Essex-West Ham-1855 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21055

Map Date:

1855

Repository reference:

Essex RO D/P 592/28/6

Historic county:

Essex

Town name:

West Ham

Map type:

Health Hazard

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ400840

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3982

Map title:

'Plan of the parish of West Ham, in the county of Essex, 1855.'

Comments on map:

To accompany a report on public health; legend refers to letters in red referring to page 13 of the report.

Scale:

1:9504

Map-maker:

Day & Son Lithrs to the Queen [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

82.5 x 63.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

colours

Colouring:

water, utilities, other: 'Land to be let for Building purposes and now being covered'.

Road names:

important roads only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Solid black.

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Water transport infrastructure:

docks: [Including Victoria Docks, 'nearly complete', and proposed].

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, sewers: [Present sewers (blue) and proposed ones (red)].

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Education and academic:

schools

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward

Known copies of map:

Essex RO D/P 592/28/6.

Industry:

misc: Blood Manure, Gutta Percha, Alum.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations, misc: 'Works' [Stratford locomotive works].

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [One 'works'].

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown: [Proposed].

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

out-of-town inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1848-50

1:1056

1:5280

1:10,560

1862

1:2500

1:10,560

1894

1:2500

1:10,560