Shropshire-Ellesmere-1857 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18755

Map Date:

1857

Repository reference:

Shropshire RO 380/20

Historic county:

Shropshire

Town name:

Ellesmere

Map type:

Sanitary

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

SJ402347

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 3833

Map title:

'Plan for the proposed improvement of the drainage of the town of Ellesmere Salop. 1857.'

Comments on map:

'Drawing no.1.' top left. Drained parts of town only.

Scale:

1:792

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

130.5 x 98.7

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

altitude information, other: Present & proposed drainage.

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, utilities

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

shown

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

drains, lamps, misc: 2 x 'Lamp'; Flash with Rubbish Head.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Known copies of map:

Shropshire RRC [Archives] 380/20.

River and foreshore features:

sluices

Stated measuerments:

bench marks, spot heights: Note as to datum.

Ordnance Survey's

1874

1:2500

1:10,560

1899-1900

1:2500

1:10,560