Somerset-Taunton-1849 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22890

Map Date:

1849

Repository reference:

Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212

Historic county:

Somerset

Town name:

Taunton

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST227247

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 2324

Map title:

'Plan of the town and borough of Taunton in... Somerset

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Risdon, Lithographers, Exeter [lith], R. Ham & J. Leversedge, Surveyors, Taunton [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

78.5 x 97.7

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only: With 'buttresses' and reversed-out crosses.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown, orchards

Public/administrative boundaries:

uncertain: Presumably borough and parishes.

Known copies of map:

Somerset RO DD/SAS C/212, Somerset Studies [original]; CUL Maps.c.84.97.9 [photo]; BL 1609/5651 [1883: in E. Goldsworthy, Recollections of Old Taunton, ed 2: unclear if map]; BL X.805/1050, BOL G.A.Som. c.23 [1977: in Robin Bush, The book of Taunton, Buckingham: Barracuda Books, 1977]; Cambridge University Library Maps.c.84.97.9 [in E. Goldsworthy, recollections of old Taunton (1975): much reduced copy].

Industry:

bricks/tiles

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations: Up and Down stations (both on south side of line) noted.

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1886

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560