Somerset-Minehead-1879
CBTM:
23426
Map Date:
3.1879
Repository reference:
Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212
Historic county:
Somerset
Town name:
Minehead
Map type:
estate
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SS970467
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
ST 0242
Map title:
'Minehead'.
Comments on map:
Very similar to Exeter 23425, but covers whole town. '(Copied from Mr Luttrell's map March 1879) which map was made by Mr Spenser for T. Hawkes in 1877'.
Scale:
1:792
Map-maker:
Mr Spenser for T. Hawkes [author].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
165 x 217
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
sanitation: Main sewer: gas and water pipes noted as running parallel.
Colouring:
'standard' colour scheme, contours: Contours and altitudes red.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
inhabited and uninhabited buildings distinguished, steps to buildings
Mills:
watermills
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours: With crane and lamp on pier.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, sewers
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
customs
Defence and military:
coastguard: With Officers House.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
scattered tree cover
Known copies of map:
Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212
Industry:
lime/cement, textiles, misc: Manure Works, Wine Stores.
Railways:
routes, goods depots, motive power depots, turntables, platforms, passenger stations: Rails are the one thing lacking.
Gardens:
allotments
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Map material:
tracing linen
Stated measuerments:
contours, spot heights: Levels to 0.01 ft: datum is Door Step of Lamb Cottage.
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1886
1:2500
1:10,560
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