Lancashire-Barrow in Furness-1875 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19924

Map Date:

1.1875

Repository reference:

Furness RO Ba/S Plans Drawer 3 no. 1736

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Barrow in Furness

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD196694

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 2368

Map title:

'Barrow in Furness. New street map of the municipal borough, with the latest additions and alterations. January 1875.'

Comments on map:

Reputedly accompanying Leach's Directory. It was no doubt facilitated by the recent Ordnance Survey 1:500 resurvey of Barrow. Nearly all the names appear to use type. Oriented west.

Scale:

1:5000*

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

74.2 x 54.3

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water, general highlighting of district: Ground-tinted yellow in built-up parts, and green elsewhere.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, misc: 100-ton crane, Timber Float, Harbour Office, Engine House, Bonded Warehouses.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds: [Grand Stand at race course].

Known copies of map:

Furness RO Ba/S Plans 3/1736.

Industry:

bricks/tiles, engineering, food/drink, metallurgical processing, ship yards, rope walk, furniture/pottery, warehousing, timber, misc: Wire Mills, Flax & Jute Mills, Jute Warehouses, Coal Yards.

Railways:

routes, named, platforms, passenger stations: Arrival and departure platforms at station indicated.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms

Service and professional:

newspaper offices: [Barrow Daily Times Office].

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

misc: Institute.

Monuments:

statues: [In Ramsden Square].

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Stated measuerments:

other: Dock acreages.

Ordnance Survey's

1847

1:10,560

1873

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1889-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560