Sussex-Brighton-1825
CBTM:
20759
Map Date:
? 1825
Repository reference:
BLML Maps *5425 (1)
Historic county:
Sussex
Town name:
Brighton
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ312043
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 2806
Map title:
'... map of the town of Brighton and its environs delineated from actual surveys made in the year 1824-5...'
Comments on map:
'Refused admittance' or 'Refused' appears in several places. [Has Havover Cresent and Hanover Street, but not Hanover Terrace.]
Scale:
1:3168
Map-maker:
J. Pigott Smith [sv].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
138 x 107 [originally on 4 plates].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
shown, public buildings emphasised
Mills:
windmills: Mostly only apparent by shape and comparison with Marchant [Exeter 20758].
Water transport infrastructure:
groynes, piers, misc: 'Gap', opposite West St; nearby are Capstans.
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: A number identified by the minister, e.g. Mr Vinall's Chapel.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Education and academic:
schools: [School of Industry].
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
race courses, sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish
Known copies of map:
BLML 5425(1), CUL maps.AA.88.82.1- , East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/1, QDP/EB 3, RGS Eng & Wales S.26; Brighton Library [photos].
Industry:
engineering, food/drink, misc: Repository, Steam Mills.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, libraries/newsrooms: [Baths include The Chalybeate].
Miscellaneous:
Sea shown by artificial-wave effect, imitated by Sleath, cf Exeter 20761.
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground: [Public parks include Royal Gardens, with Aviary, etc, at north end of The Level].
Service and professional:
banks
Landowners and occupiers:
fragmentary owners: [Some outlying residences].
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, unspecified
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left, i.e. top left and right on north-west plate: Brighton from the Albion Hotel [looking up the Steyne: includes the Pavilion]; Marine Parade and Chain Pier from the Albion Hotel.
Relief:
prominent hills
Borders:
decorative: Rather heavy.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Miscellaneous service buildings:
[Royal Stables].
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Dedicee of map:
King George IV.
Tenement boundaries group:
less built-up parts only
Ordnance Survey's
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
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