Staffordshire-Wolverhampton-1900 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20516

Map Date:

? 1900

Repository reference:

Wolverhampton Archives, Searchroom Map Cabinet

Historic county:

Staffordshire

Town name:

Wolverhampton

Map type:

advertising

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SO915985

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SJ 9201

Map title:

[Map & cover:] 'Stephens and Mackintosh Leicester business street map of Wolverhampton'.

Comments on map:

Presumably c.1900. Unfortunately the advertisements have been cropped from this copy.

Scale:

1:6600

Map-maker:

Stephens and Mackintosh Leicester [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

70.0 x 59.7 [map].

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

advertising

Colouring:

Buildings, advertising

Road names:

generally

Building names:

important buildings only

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Canals:

shown, depots/yards

Sanitary and utility information:

electricity works, gas works, pumping stations, misc: Gas Co's Offices.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, internal revenue

Defence and military:

drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

blind, hospitals, orphanages, workhouses, misc: YMCA.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds, recreation grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

Wolverhampton Archives, Searchroom Map Cabinet.

Industry:

misc: Various works indicated in plan but not described.

Railways:

routes, earthworks, goods depots, named, rails, passenger stations

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms, art galleries

Parkland:

public parks

Service and professional:

banks

Antiquities:

Moats.

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

Conservative, Liberal, misc: Villiers Reform Club.

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Round map: 34 advertisemnts.

Monuments:

Monuments: [Villiers Monument].

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Retail activity:

advertisers on map

Miscellaneous religious group:

Convent.

Ordnance Survey's

1884-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1900-01

1:2500

1:10,560