Lancashire-Burnley-1896
CBTM:
21356
Map Date:
1896
Repository reference:
CUL Maps.b.68.89.1
Historic county:
Lancashire
Town name:
Burnley
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SD840325
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SD 8132
Map title:
'County Borough of Burnley. Also showing the Parliamentary Boundary. 1896.'
Comments on map:
Notes of areas of municipal and parliamentary boroughs and of population, below title. Bottom left: 'Drawn on stone, from the latest surveys, by Hughes & Holgate, Burnley, and revised to date by the Borough Surveyor, with the permission of the Corporation of Burnley.' Not a 'municipal' map: good-quality printing.
Scale:
1:6600
Map-maker:
G.H. Pickles, A.M.I.C.E., Borough Surveor [author], Hughes & Holgate, Burnley [drew on stone], Nuttall & Co. Ltd, Kings Mill, Burnley [pr, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
102.7 x 75.0
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries, transport: Railways, tramways, canals.
Colouring:
Buildings, water, boundaries, land-use: Buildings grey; open spaces light green.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, municipal depots, reservoirs, sewage disposal
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds, recreation grounds
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Ward: [Both municipal and Parliamentary boroughs].
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.b.68.89.1.
Industry:
bricks/tiles, misc: Coke Ovens. Most industry is apparent only from building-shapes.
Railways:
routes, named, rails, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
mechanics institutes
Extractive activity:
coal, quarries/pits
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Street tramways:
routes shown
Miscellaneous religious group:
Convent.
Ordnance Survey's
1848
1:1056
1:10,560
1890
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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