Lancashire-Oldham-1824 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19220

Map Date:

1824

Repository reference:

Oldham Archives

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Oldham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD926048

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 9004

Map title:

'Oldham.'

Comments on map:

Stated to be surveyed in 1824 for 'Baines' Lancashire'.

Scale:

1:7200

Map-maker:

J. Atkinson [sv], Sidy. Hall, Bury Strt. Bloomsby. [eng], W. Wales & Co. Castle Street, Liverpool [pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

24.6 x 17.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

CUL 6.82.7, Manchester RO BB/7, Lancashire RO SRL/A21, Sheffield Archives WWM MP67 [1824]; BLML Maps 54.b.33, BOL G.A. Lancs 4o 354, CUL 6.96.564 [book at 475.4.c.95.35-], Lancashire RO SRL/A21 [E.J. Morten, 1969]; Manchester Central Library S; Oldham Archives [weak photo]; BOL C17:3 d.5 [1978: Hendon Publ Co.: Compendium of old maps of... Lancaster and Chester].

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top right: 'Market Place from the West'.

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Ordnance Survey's

1848

1:1056

1:10,560

1879

1:500

1890-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560