Lancashire-Oldham-1898 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19224

Map Date:

? 1898

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:

'Oldham and District.'

Comments on map:

Dating by Oldham Archives: scale is in fact about 3.83 ins to 1 mile (1:16,543) [dimensions not compensated]. Parish names, etc, suggest pre-1879 Ordnance Survey practice.

Scale:

1:16,500

Map-maker:

W.E. Clegg, Market Place, Oldham [lith, pr, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

56.0 x 70.5

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

general legend

Colouring:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted.

Canals:

shown

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative: Others appear to be shown, but not described.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Ward

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 3230(16), BOL C17:70 Oldham (3), CUL Maps 68.89.9, Oldham Archives.

Industry:

uncertain: Shading for 'Mills and Workshops'.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Borders:

latitude & longitude shown: Latitude (30-seconds) and longitude (1-minute) intervals.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

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