Somerset-Weston super Mare-1891 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21412

Map Date:

[1891]

Repository reference:

BL PP.2508.oea

Historic county:

Somerset

Town name:

Weston super Mare

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

ST320613

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

ST 3261

Map title:

'Plan of the town of Weston-super-Mare in the county of Somerset.'

Comments on map:

In J. Wright & Co's Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon Directory... 1891-2, London: Houlston, and Bristol: Wright. [1891], f.t.p. Evidently bought-in from Lawrence. Derivation from Ordnance Survey is apparent from the treatment of the railways, with both the old and the new lines shown.

Scale:

1:7920

Map-maker:

Lawrence Bros, The Public Library, High St, Weston-super-Mare [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

33.7 x 44.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Turnpikes:

shown: [Toll road rather than turnpike].

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas mains, public lavatories, misc: Drinking Fountain.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

police

Defence and military:

drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, misc: YWCA.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

bathing, sports grounds, recreation grounds: [Areas for bathing machines].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

BL PP.2508.oea.

Industry:

furniture/pottery, abbatoirs

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

nurseries

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, misc: Pavilion & Refreshment Rooms.

Parkland:

public parks

Antiquities:

Ancient Encampment.

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Named building estate].

Clubs and societies:

Freemasons, unspecified, misc: Church Institute.

Relief:

prominent hills

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

misc: Commercial Cable Company Atlantic Cable.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Retail activity:

publisher of map

Street tramways:

routes shown: Pecked lines along road.

Business & commercial:

misc: Named offices.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Other land-uses & land-cover:

building ground

Ordnance Survey's

1883-4

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560