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Hertfordshire-Hitchin-1830

CBTM:
20695
Map Date:
? 1830
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 2905 (3)
Historic county:
Hertfordshire
Town name:
Hitchin
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TL184294
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TL 2227
Map title:
'Plan of the town of Hitchin.'
Comments on map:
Very similar to the plan for Clutterbuck's History, 1827 [Exeter 19355]. Dated 1830 in BLML 1967 Catalogue.
Scale:
1:4752*
Map-maker:
H.S. Merrett [dr], Jas & Josiah Neele, 352 Strand [eng].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
35.5 x 22.8
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries, other: Field-paths, mediaeval wall and ditch.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only, outside built-up area only: The Priory.
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
windmills, watermills, (pictorial)
Sanitary and utility information:
fire stations, gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
recreation grounds
Woodland:
shown, orchards
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 2905(3).
Industry:
paper/print
Railways:
routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
museums, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks: [Old and new banks].
Antiquities:
Numerous: include Verulam, monastic remains, mediaeval wall and ditch, sites of battles in 1455 and 1461, Mediaeval Vineyard.
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
unspecified
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top right: parish church, from south-west.
Borders:
decorative
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
ecclesiastical, municipal
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
Named.
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
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