Lancashire-Barrow in Furness-1886 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19243

Map Date:

1886

Repository reference:

Manchester Central Library LS 912.4272.B22

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 Barrow in Furness by J.E. Swindlehurst, Assistant Borough Engineer'.

Comments on map:

Good quality: actually cites scale as 1/7040. Also has 1:84,480 'key plan' in bottom right corner.

Scale:

1:7040

Map-maker:

J.E. Swindlehurst, Assistant Borough Engineer [? author], W. Bendelow, Duke St, Barrow [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

63.5 x 85.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks: [Docks with Cattle Yards, Cattle Sheds, Grain Warehouse, Dredging Department].

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Other undescribed emphasised buildings could well be chapels.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, sailors

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.c.18.G.142, Furness RO Ba/S, Manchester Central Library 912.4272.B22 [original]; Furness RO Ba/S/E/57 [negative of plan].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, engineering, food/drink, metallurgical processing, ship yards, timber, misc: Flax & Jute Works.

Railways:

routes, named, rails, passenger stations: OS 1:10,560 level of detail, and plenty of sidings.

River and foreshore features:

foreshore: [As high water ordinary tides].

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, theatres, etc

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons

Extractive activity:

metal ore, quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown: With R.C., Dissenting and Episcopal chapels.

Street tramways:

routes shown: Shown by pecked lines: unusual.

Stated measuerments:

spot heights, other: Good supply of spot heights; dock acreages; tidal range information.

Ordnance Survey's

1847

1:10,560

1873

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1889-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560