Newcastle upon Tyne-1863 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19886

Map Date:

1863

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] RAIL 1037/86

Town name:

Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NZ256640

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NZ 2664

Map title:

'Christies new plan of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. 1863.'

Comments on map:

Accompanied by letterpress street index, which (unlike the map) indicates which parish each street is in and has full publisher's address.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

J. Christie, [Caxton House, Cross St, Newcastle upon Tyne] [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

52.3 x 41.2

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, building infill omitted, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

windmills: ['Old Windmill', in Gateshead].

Water transport infrastructure:

wharfs

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries, volunteer parade grounds, town walls

Welfare and charitable:

infirmaries, mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536 [acc. Cr.92453], TNA [PRO] RAIL 1037/86, Tyne & Wear Archives D/NCP/3/4 [1863]; Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536 (Newcastle map portfolio map no.17) [1864]; Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536 [acc. Cr 952859A] [1865]; Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536 [acc.Cr.959058A] [1865: base for T. Bryson: Newcastle showing the sewerage, 60 x 90, 1:7920]; Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536, (Newcastle map portfolio map no.10), Cr.13716, [acc.Cr.952859A] [1870]; Newcastle Library L912.2 N536 [acc. Cr.962252A, LRS 9214-9216] [1870: in Four maps of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1820-70, Newcastle City Library, 1993]; Newcastle Library Newcastle Library L.912.2 N536 [acc. Cr.13715] [1870, 1:9071 version, 34 x 27]; Newc CL L.912.2 N536 [acc. Cr.496686A, LRS 398379A] [1871: 1:7920, 76 x 46], Newcastle Library Cr.398378A [1873: 51 x 41]; Newcastle Library L912.2 N536, L.912.1 G259 [acc. Cr.96147] [1876]; CUL Maps.bb.18.G.114 [1890.c: Newcastle & Gateshead, showing route to J. Hindmarsh's 'Property Advertiser' office].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, chemicals, engineering, food/drink, glass, ship yards, oil/soap etc, paper/print, rope walk, abbatoirs, misc: Flint Mill, Glue Manufactory.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

public parks

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [Two engineering works].

Waterbodies:

shown

Commons:

shown

Extractive activity:

coal, quarries/pits

Monuments:

Monuments

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

squaring: 0.25-mile.

Cemeteries:

shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

shown: [Scanty].

Ordnance Survey's

1894

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1857-8

1:500

1:2500

1894

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560