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Lincolnshire-Grimsby-1871

CBTM:
18226
Map Date:
1871
Repository reference:
Lincolnshire Archives Office 2 Dawb 2/9
Historic county:
Lincolnshire
Town name:
Grimsby
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TA266091
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TA 2607
Map title:
'Map of Great Grimsby in the County of Lincoln'.
Comments on map:
Scale recorded as 1-inch to 23 chains, i.e. 1:18,216; 1:18,103 (3.5 inches to 1 mile) seems more plausible.
Scale:
1:18,103
Map-maker:
Alfred E. Skill C.E. Great Grimsby [author].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
26.5 x 37.8
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
boundaries
Road names:
generally
Building names:
outside built-up area only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, misc: Tidal Basin, Hydraulic Tower.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
hamlet, Parish
Known copies of map:
Lincolnshire Archives 2 DAUB.2/9.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Miscellaneous:
No Cromwell Road as yet, but Hume St and block to east in being; also no building west of Cartergate; Osborne St does not extend east of 'Abbey Walk', so that no direct link to Town Hall Square.
Parkland:
private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Commons:
shown
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1886-7
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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