Lancashire-Colne-1805 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19314

Map Date:

? 1805

Repository reference:

Colne Library

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Colne

Map type:

Utility

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD890400

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 8637

Map title:

'A map or plan of the intended aqueduct pipes or reservoirs for supplying the inhabitants of the town & township of Colne in the county of Lancaster with water by Thomas Bartden'.

Comments on map:

Colne Library's dates are 1805 for the manuscript map, 1806 for the printed one: for Colne Water Company.

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Thomas Bartden [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

130.0 x 72.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

sanitation: 'Intended aqueduct or pipes'.

Colouring:

roads, utilities: Reservoirs coloured, other water is not.

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown

Mills:

watermills

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, water mains, misc: Pipes, named wells.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Anglican church is pictorial, with tower.

Markets and exchanges:

trade halls: [Cloth Hall].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Colne Library [manuscript; also printed version, engraved Cary].

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Those whose lands are crossed by the water pipes, with length in yards of 'aqueduct'].

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1848

1:1056

1:10,560

1891

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560