Lancashire-Bolton-1883 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19242

Map Date:

1883

Repository reference:

Manchester Central Library 614.0942.B15

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Bolton

Map type:

Health Hazard

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD718095

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 7508

Map title:

'Diagramatic plan of the borough of Bolton in the county of Lancaster.'

Comments on map:

In Edward Sergeant, Report on the health of Bolton during the year 1883..., Bolton, 1884. p.12 notes that between 1874 and 1883 275 houses were 'closed or demolished' and 235 'mostly insanitary

Scale:

1:7920*

Map-maker:

Tillotson & Son, Bolton [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

47.5 x 60.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

diseases: 'Prevalent zymotic diseases. 1883.'

Colouring:

boundaries, health hazards: Blue for wards also used for typhus; green for typhoid; red for scarlet fever.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, incidence of disease, reservoirs: Zymotic diseases cases: 'Deaths', 'Cases not fatal'.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Welfare and charitable:

orphanages

Recreation and sports venues:

recreation grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward

Known copies of map:

Manchester Central Library 614.0942.B15.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, libraries/newsrooms

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1847

1:1056

1:10,560

1889-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560