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Lancashire-Barrow in Furness-1876

CBTM:
19925
Map Date:
? 1876
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:
'Map of the town & environs of Barrow-in-Furness from authentic sources never before published. Prepared by Howard Evans, Architect & Surveyor, late Borough Surveyor of Barrow.'
Comments on map:
Recorded from photocopy. Content similar to Exeter 19924, but is of much better quality. Oriented north. Undated: one annotation dated 1878, and the ornate title lettering very much supports this.
Scale:
1:6336*
Map-maker:
Howard Evans, Architecht & Surveyor, late Borough Surveyor of Barrow [author], Barrow Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness [eng, pr, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
51.0 x 68.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, misc: 100-ton Crane Hydraulic, Timber Float, Harbour Office, Engine House.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: Named in gothic.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.c.68.87.4 [1872], Furness RO Ba/S Plans 3/1736 [1876.c], CUL Maps.c.68.66.5 [1880].
Industry:
bricks/tiles, engineering, food/drink, metallurgical processing, ship yards, rope walk, timber, misc: Coal Yards, Flax & Jute Works: fewer industrial buildings named or described than on Exeter 19924.
Railways:
routes, named, platforms, passenger stations, misc: Arrival and departure platforms at station indicated; Proposed Passenger Station [the later Barrow Central].
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:
working mens: [Working Mens Institute].
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
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
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