Northumberland-Newcastle upon Tyne-1824 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19951

Map Date:

1824

Repository reference:

Northumberland RO ZAN MSM 18

Historic county:

Northumberland

Town name:

Newcastle upon Tyne

Map type:

Utility

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

NZ250640

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

NZ 2664

Map title:

'Plan of the principal streets in Newcastle upon Tyne and of the gas and water pipes shewing the stop cocks, gas plugs, and fire traps, from an actual survey by T. Oliver, Archt. Newcastle 1824'.

Comments on map:

Internal layouts of the Anglican churches contrasts with the very generalised depiction of buildings. Below Reference is table of lengths of gas pipes of various diameters (16,917 yards) and of water pipes (11,974 yards), as at 26 August 1824. For some notes on Thomas Oliver, see Exeter 18640.

Scale:

1:2376

Map-maker:

T. Oliver, Archt. Newcastle [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

107.0 x 70.2

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

sanitation: Gas Pipes (red), Cess Pools or Gas Traps (red disc), Water Pipes (dark blue), Stop Cocks (blue disk), Fire Plugs (blue square).

Colouring:

Buildings, water, utilities

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Sanitary and utility information:

gas mains, water mains, misc: 'Pany', several times around market area.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: Internal plans with piers.

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

volunteer parade grounds

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, mental

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Known copies of map:

Northumberland RO ZAN MSM 18.

Ordnance Survey's

1857-8

1:500

1:2500

1894

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560