Lancashire-Withington-1887 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19640

Map Date:

? 1887

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 3230 (8)

Historic county:

Lancashire

Town name:

Withington

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ850930

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 8691

Map title:

'Richard Collinson's plan of Withington and Didsbury, with portion of Rusholme, Levenshulme & Burnage.'

Comments on map:

Similar to Exeter 19638-9: probably for house-hunters. Title placed sideways on, presumably for reasons of space. Overlaps 19639: apparently common drawing. Undated: BM RD (blue) 14 Oct 1887.

Scale:

1:10,560*

Map-maker:

John Heywood, Manchester [lith], Richard Collinson, Estate & Insurance Agent, Coal & Coke Merchant, 3 Wellington Road, Eccles, (opposite the railway station) and 14, Brown Street, Manchester. [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

47.8 x 56.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Defence and military:

rifle ranges: [Old Gun Range].

Welfare and charitable:

workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

township

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 3230(8), 3230(11), BOL C17:70 Manchester (1), CUL Maps.68.88.3 [1887]; 3230(14) [1888].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Parkland:

public parks

Clubs and societies:

Conservative, misc: A.P. Club & Green.

Post and telegraphs:

letter-boxes, post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1845

1:10,560

1881

1:500

1:2500

1892

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560