Nottinghamshire-Nottingham-1877 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20542

Map Date:

1877

Repository reference:

Nottinghamshire Archives, open access

Historic county:

Nottinghamshire

Town name:

Bulwell, Nottingham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK576396

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 5744

Map title:

'Plan of the borough of Nottingham (as extended and determined by the Act of 1877.)... compiled from the most authentic sources at command for the use of (pending the completion of the new survey of the borough by the Ordnance) the Town Council.'

Comments on map:

Recorded from photocopy. Index was printed on M. Ogle Tarbotton, 'Corporation of Nottingham. Proposed borough extension

Scale:

1:4752

Map-maker:

M. Ogle Tarbotton, M.Inst.C.E., &c, &c [author], Waterlow Bros & Layton, Lithographers, Birchin Lane, London [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

60.5 x 88.5 [x 9].

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works, misc: Sanitary Wharf, Intercepting sewers.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established predominates: Outlying Anglican named in gothic.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

rifle ranges

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges: Not many schools; [University Educational Buildings].

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds, recreation grounds: With Grand Stand, Refreshment Rooms.

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish

Known copies of map:

Nottinghamshire Archives library: photocopy on open access (Belpher Lib); Nottingham Library A.20.1877.L.96.2 [multiple copies, original & repro]; Nottingham Library A.20.1876.El.Cab. [Trent Poly version, 1 sheet].

Industry:

bricks/tiles, chemicals, uncertain: Works, Mills, Factories.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, rails, passenger stations, industrial tramways/waggonways: Goods Station with rails, Locomotive Shed without rails.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, ice-skating, misc: Turkish Bath.

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes

Extractive activity:

coal

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Proposed New Road.

Cemeteries:

shown

Dedicee of map:

Nottingham Town Council.

Other land-uses & land-cover:

misc: Residual strips shown around Bulwell.

Ordnance Survey's

1879-81

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560