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Lancashire-Southport-1874

CBTM:
20073
Map Date:
? 1874
Repository reference:
Lancashire Record Office [open access]
Historic county:
Lancashire
Town name:
Southport
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SD335172
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SD 3416
Map title:
'Index plan of Southport & Birkdale'.
Comments on map:
In The new illustrated guide to Southport, Southport: Lang/Southport News, n.d. [1874-5], f.p.iv
Scale:
1:15,840*
Map-maker:
Kenaz Brearley [? author], Langton Sc. Mr. [? eng], [Southport News [pb]].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
29.8 x 14.8
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
piers, misc: Life Boat House.
Sanitary and utility information:
fire stations, gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, misc: YMCA.
Education and academic:
observatories
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
township
Known copies of map:
Lancashire RO SRL/E02 [1874]; Southport M.189, BRC [1875: Southport News: index & plan of Southport & Birkdale].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations, projected or otherwise unbuilt lines: Includes West Lancashire Railway, as broken line.
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
newspaper offices: [Southport News Office].
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
sports, Freemasons, misc: [Bowling Club], Church Institute.
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1845-6
1:10,560
1889-90
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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