Lancashire-Rishton-1884 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19315

Map Date:

1884

Repository reference:

Accrington Library Local Studies

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Rishton

Map type:

Utility

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD724303

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 7025

Map title:

'Accrington Gas and Water Co. Plan of Rishton Local Board District.'

Comments on map:

This complements the Accrington 1:600 [Exeter 19316].

Scale:

1:720

Map-maker:

J.F. Helm, Land Surveyor &c, Accrington [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

212 x 126

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

sanitation

Colouring:

Buildings, roads, water, utilities: Sidewalks distinguished from carriageways by being much darker sienna.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, water mains, misc: Gas & Water Valves, Fire Plugs, Slutch Taps, Gas Syphons; pipe diameters; only mains are shown (and not pipes to individual premises); gas & water pipes red and blue respectively.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: By shading only.

Known copies of map:

Accrington Library Local Studies.

Industry:

uncertain: Mills.

Ordnance Survey's

1844-6

1:10,560

1891

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560