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Norfolk-Great Yarmouth-1882

CBTM:
22527
Map Date:
1882
Repository reference:
Norwich Library Local Studies [maps] Drawer 3.50
Historic county:
Norfolk
Town name:
Great Yarmouth
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TG523080
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TG 5207
Map title:
'Map of Great Yarmouth.'
Comments on map:
'Compiled from the latest surveys. 1882.'
Scale:
1:5280
Map-maker:
Sidney Rivett, Surveyor, Gt Yarmouth [author], Jarrold & Sons, Lithographers, Publishers, Norwich [lith, pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
58.3 x 47.7
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally: Including the rows.
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
jetties, piers, quays, misc: Life Boat House.
Sanitary and utility information:
misc: Gas works suggested in plan but unnamed.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, drill halls
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Public/administrative boundaries:
county
Known copies of map:
Norwich Library 3.50 ['1882']; Norfolk RO [n.d.: Yarmouth maps folder].
Industry:
rope walk
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
aquariums, public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks
Antiquities:
Old Town Wall.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left: St Nicholas, from south-west; top right, ditto, interior: both without caption.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Old Toll Gate.
Arms and heraldry:
municipal: [In title, top centre].
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1883
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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