Gloucestershire-Bristol-1830
CBTM:
20414
Map Date:
? 1830
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 5045 (19)
Historic county:
Gloucestershire
Town name:
Clifton, Bristol
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
ST585730
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
ST 5773
Map title:
'A new plan of Bristol, Clifton and the Hot Wells, with the recent additions and improvements.'
Comments on map:
BM 1967 catalogue dates it 1840, but Sidney Hall's engraving means that it must be at least a decade earlier.
Scale:
1:12,000
Map-maker:
J.F. Stansbury [dr], Sidy. Hall, Bury Strt, Bloomsby. [eng], Revd. John Evans [dir].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
41.5 x 31.5 [overall: map 40.0 x 25.5 maximum].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
Buildings, other: Churches by cross, glass houses (black dot); note of effect of Dock Act of 1803 on boundaries.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, misc: Dry Dock, Coal Yards.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, internal revenue
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, blind, dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Public/administrative boundaries:
county, boundary markers: [Some boundary markers, e.g. C.B.1, C.B.13].
Known copies of map:
Bristol RO ['1838': facsimile]; BLML Maps 5045(23), BL 10352.aaa.37, Bristol Library B.10422/3, B.31894, B.32031, CUL Maps.c.62.84.1 [1840]; BL 10368.bb.36, BL 10368.b.57, Bristol Library B.2476, B.33503, CUL Maps.d.18.G.95 [1845]; CUL Maps.d.18.G.93 [1854]; CUL Maps.d.49.85.1 [1857].
Industry:
glass, rope walk
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, ice-skating: [Bath is Hotwell House].
Antiquities:
Roman Camp.
Clubs and societies:
trade and livery company halls
Relief:
prominent hills
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Reference system:
squaring
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Dedicee of map:
The Rt Worshipful James George, Esq., Mayor, The Rt Hon Sir Robert Gifford, Recorder, the Worshipful Aldermen, Sheriffs and Common Council.
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only: [One, at Clifton].
Ordnance Survey's
1879-82
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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