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Suffolk-Lowestoft-1878

CBTM:
20615
Map Date:
1.1878
Repository reference:
Lowestoft Library: Archives [no pressmark]
Historic county:
Suffolk
Town name:
Lowestoft
Map type:
municipal
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TM548933
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TM 4890
Map title:
'Plan of the parishes of Lowestoft and Kirkley. Reduced from the Town Maps by Robert H. Inch, Assoc. Inst. C.E., Town Surveyor.'
Comments on map:
Far less detailed than the Chambers map [Exeter 20612]. Wards added in manuscript to this copy.
Scale:
1:4752
Map-maker:
Robert H. Inch, Assoc. Inst. C.E., Town Surveyor [author], Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
94 x 111
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Vague blocks only: some public buildings in black, but not named.
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours, lighthouses, navigation aids
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
coastguard
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
Lowestoft Library: Archives [no pressmark].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
ice-skating
Parkland:
public parks
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1883
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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