Nottinghamshire-Nottingham-1897
CBTM:
20564
Map Date:
? 1897
Repository reference:
Nottingham Central Library, Local Studies A.20.El.Cab.
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:
'Plan of Nottingham'.
Comments on map:
Outlying part looks as though photo-enlarged: rather bold writing. Dated c.1897 by Nottingham Library, which is supported by railway evidence.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd, 127 Strand, London [? pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
47.8 x 65.0
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
Buildings, transport.: Red plate used for hatched buildings and (presumed) tram lines. Copy recorded has also open spaces green and water blue, both hand-coloured.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, reservoirs, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: Few indications of denomination.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
castles/forts/batteries
Welfare and charitable:
blind, mental
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges: Including B.S.
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds, recreation grounds, misc: Grand stand, no racecourse.
Known copies of map:
Nottingham Library A.20.1897.El.Cab. [noted as not found], Nottingham Library A.20.c.1897.R.6.
Industry:
bricks/tiles, chemicals, engineering, food/drink, oil/soap etc, textiles, uncertain, misc: Laundry, Works. Considerable variety of textiles, apart from lace.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations: 'M.S. &. L. Raily.', 'Central Station', apparently complete.
Gardens:
shown, nurseries: [Blocks of them].
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc, museums
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons, mechanics institutes
Extractive activity:
coal
Reference system:
squaring: 0.5-inch.
Cemeteries:
shown
Street tramways:
routes shown: Tramways inferred from red lines.
Miscellaneous religious group:
Nunnery.
Ordnance Survey's
1879-81
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1899
1:2500
1:10,560
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