Staffordshire-Newcastle under Lyme-1847 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20808

Map Date:

1847

Repository reference:

Staffordshire RO D.997/Maps/16

Historic county:

Staffordshire

Town name:

Newcastle under Lyme

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SJ850460

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 8847

Map title:

'Plan of the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme...'

Comments on map:

Though surveyed by Malabar, it seems to bear a close resemblance to John Wood [Exeter 20806].

Scale:

1:3168

Map-maker:

Robert Malabar [sv], R.B. Moody & Co., Lithographers, 12 Cannon St, Birmingham [lith].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

93.0 x 66.0

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries, sanitation, R: Occupation and foot roads.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown, wharf: [Coal wharfs].

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, sewers

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough

Known copies of map:

Staffordshire RO D997/Maps/16, D593/H/2/203 [both good], Z/M/25 [dirty] [originals]; BOL G.A.Staffs c.20/L4, CUL Atlas.5.96.376 [1973: pb Staffs CC: Local History Source Book L4].

Industry:

lime/cement, textiles

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls

Parkland:

public parks: [Public Walks].

Antiquities:

Castle Bank.

Landowners and occupiers:

owners shown incompletely: [Larger owners].

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

misc: Institution Rooms.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1875-6

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1898

1:2500

1:10,560