Leicestershire-Leicester-1871
CBTM:
21080
Map Date:
1871
Repository reference:
Leicestershire RO [open access], Ma/179/2 [location: 90/11]
Historic county:
Leicestershire
Town name:
Leicester
Map type:
municipal
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SK584044
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SK 5904
Map title:
'Map of Leicester 1871'.
Comments on map:
Seems to be 'municipal' type. Printed from a single plate.
Scale:
1:3960
Map-maker:
E.L. Stephens, Borough Surveyor [author], Waterlow & Sons, Lithographers, London [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
126.0 x 86.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Shaded blocks.
Turnpikes:
shown
Mills:
watermills
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, sewage disposal
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police, misc: Vestry.
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
magazines/arsenals, rifle ranges
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, mental, orphanages, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Parish
Known copies of map:
CUL Maps.R.b.58, Leicestershire RO [open access], Ma/179/2 [location: 90/11], 22D68/2 [location: 42/132] [originals]; [open access: photo].
Industry:
abbatoirs
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, museums, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Antiquities:
Castle.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Towers:
clock tower
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1884-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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