Nottinghamshire-Nottingham-1886 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

19824

Map Date:

1886

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 4050 (4)

Historic county:

Nottinghamshire

Town name:

Nottingham

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SK576396

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SK 5744

Map title:

[Cover:] 'New guide map of the borough of Nottingham.', [map:] 'Plan of the Borough of Nottingham 1886.'

Comments on map:

Street index on back, partly obscured by mounting. Late 19th century mapping at its least appealling.

Scale:

1:9000*

Map-maker:

J. Derry, Printer & stationer, Wheeler Gate and Houndsgate, Nottingham [pr, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

37.0 x 50.7

Number of parts:

1

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established predominates: Non-Anglican by double-cross, but mostly not described.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative: [Sanitary Office].

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, mental, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds, recreation grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

Ward: [Indicated by direction of building hatching and cross-hatching: more ingenious than effective, and nowhere explained].

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 4650(4), BOL C17:70 Nottingham (1), CUL Maps.80.88.2 [1886]; Nottingham Library A.20.1888.R.6, R.4 [1888].

Railways:

routes, motive power depots, named, passenger stations: Engine sheds lack approach rails.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, museums: [Castle Art Museum].

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons, mechanics institutes

Reference system:

squaring

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1879-81

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1899

1:2500

1:10,560