Lancashire-Ulverston-1900 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19927

Map Date:

1900

Repository reference:

Furness RO, open access [Directories]

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Ulverston

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SD286783

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SD 2677

Map title:

'Macreth's Year Book. 1900. Map of Ulverston.'

Comments on map:

In Furness Year Book, 1903, apparently published W. Holmes, Ulverston, f.p. 160.

Scale:

1:3960*

Map-maker:

W. Holmes, Ulverston [pr].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

25.2 x 37.2

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

roads, general highlighting of district, other: Pale blue ground-tint, notable buildings red.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

police

Defence and military:

drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

auctions, markets

Known copies of map:

Furness RO [open access].

Industry:

paper/print, misc: [Otto Printing Works [where this was printed]]; location of numerous trades and advertisers: including a Manure Warehouse.

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Numerous retailers premises, in red].

Clubs and societies:

Oddfellows, unspecified

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Towers:

tower: [Pictorial].

Retail activity:

shown generally: Numerous retailers premises, in red.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1850

1:1056

1:10,560

1889

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560