Surrey-Croydon-1878 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21280

Map Date:

1878

Repository reference:

CUL Maps.C.87.87.2

Historic county:

Surrey

Town name:

Croydon

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TQ323655

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TQ 3267

Map title:

'Map of Croydon and district drawn expressly for Ward's commercial & general Croydon Directory. 1878.'

Comments on map:

Appears to be a straightforward transcript of needful details, including rural field boundaries, from OS: much less stylish than Raffe [Exeter 21279].

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Ward [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

46.8 x 72.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, misc: Water Tower.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, police

Defence and military:

drill halls

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: Freemasons Inst. [almshouses].

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, recreation grounds: [Grand stand].

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.c.87.87.2.

Industry:

food/drink, textiles

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations: Includes the Surrey and Sussex line, unnamed, as fences.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, ice-skating

Service and professional:

newspaper offices

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Reference system:

distance circles: 0.5-mile.

Cemeteries:

shown

Miscellaneous religious group:

Convent.

Other land-uses & land-cover:

misc: Irrigation Farm.

Ordnance Survey's

1868

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1894-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560