Lancashire-Southport-1894 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20010

Map Date:

[1894]

Repository reference:

BL PP.2506.ua.21

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:

'Slater's plan of Southport & Birkdale specially prepared for the directory.'

Comments on map:

Accompanying Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Southport & Birkdale, Manchester: Isaac Slater, 1894, f.p.20. Not quite so empty as the earlier version, Exeter 20009.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Slater [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

79.0 x 52.2

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water, boundaries, land-use: Parks green: colour printing not very refined.

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

piers, misc: Lifeboat House.

Sanitary and utility information:

electricity works, gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: 14 Anglican, 47 others.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: [Battery].

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

recreation grounds, misc: Golf Links and Club House.

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward

Known copies of map:

BL PP.2506.va/21, Lancashire RO SRL/A.21, Southport M.436, BRB (poor condn) [1887]; Southport M.225, BRC [1892]; BL PP.2506.va/21, Southport M.228, BRC [1893]; BL PP.2506.ua.21 [1894]; BL PP.2506.va/21 [1895]; Southport M.211, BRC [not found, 11:7:02] [1900].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, art galleries

Parkland:

public parks

Waterbodies:

shown

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown