Somerset-Bruton-1872 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22885

Map Date:

1872

Repository reference:

Cambridge University Library MS Plans R.b.35

Historic county:

Somerset

Town name:

Bruton

Map type:

estate

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST683346

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 6931

Map title:

'Town of Bruton 1872.'

Comments on map:

There is an associated map, R.c.31, 'Sir Henry A. Hoare Bart: Bruton & South-Bruham Somerset 1875', 133 x 59.5, 1:5920*, on tracing paper: adds nothing to mapping of town.

Scale:

1:792

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

151.0 x 86.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme: Uninhabited buildings slate-blue.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

inhabited and uninhabited buildings distinguished

Mills:

watermills

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, sewers, misc: Well, Pump, Tank.

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

scattered tree cover

Known copies of map:

CUL MS Plans.R.b.35 [1:792], CUL MS Plans.R.c.31 [1:5920].

Railways:

routes, named, rails

Waterbodies:

shown

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

pounds/pinfolds

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1884-5

1:2500

1:10,560