Lancashire-Oldham-1890 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19222

Map Date:

? 1890

Repository reference:

Oldham Archives

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Shaw, Royton, Oldham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD926048

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 9004

Map title:

'Worrall's plan of the borough of Oldham and adjoining districts

Comments on map:

Recorded from dyeline copy, reduced by 10 per cent: scale and dimensions compensated. Dated 'c.1890' by Oldham Archives. Original was folded.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

John Worrall, Central Works, Marlborough Street, Oldham [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

68.0 x 77.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

Reference system, transport, other: Squaring, elevations, tramways.

Colouring:

transport.: Tram routes.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted.: Town centre not very clear, so public buildings probably missed. Buildings further out, e.g. at Royton and Shaw, are shown, but without infill.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Ward

Known copies of map:

Oldham Archives [dyeline copy].

Industry:

metallurgical processing, uncertain: Lots of named Mills.

Railways:

routes, named, rails, passenger stations

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Extractive activity:

coal

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown

Street tramways:

routes shown

Ordnance Survey's

1848

1:1056

1:10,560

1879

1:500

1890-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1844-6

1:10,560

1891

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1843-7

1:10,560

1890-1

1:2500

1:10,560