Sussex-Brighton-1835
CBTM:
20761
Map Date:
? 1835
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 5425 (4)
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:
'Plan of Brighton and its environs, drawn from actual surveys, including all the recent improvements.'
Comments on map:
Dated c.1830 in BLML 1967 catalogue. Derived closely from Pigott Smith 1825 [Exeter 20759]; includes 'Hanover Terrace' too far up the hill, but not the reservoir: cf the earlier Sleath/Saunders map [Exeter 20760]. Also adds a rope walk east of Claremont Place.
Scale:
1:6336
Map-maker:
J. Sleath, 175 Fleet St, London [eng], W. Saunders, 112 St James St, Brighton [pb].
Production mode:
engraved
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
69.3 x 52.5
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Quite refined; various buildings emphasised but not described.
Mills:
windmills: 'Mill': shown planimetrically.
Water transport infrastructure:
groynes, piers
Sanitary and utility information:
water works
Places of Worship:
Anglican/established only
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries: [Battery].
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
race courses, sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 5425(4) [1830.c]; Brighton Library [photos]; BOL C17:70 (1), London Metropolitan Archives MBW 2608 (with 50 ft contours added in red MS), West Sussex RO PM 148 [1846]; RGS Eng & Wales S/S 162 [1852]; BLML Maps 5425(25), CUL Maps.88.85.1 [1853]; BOL J.Maps 72 [1856]; Brighton Library [1856: photo]; CUL Maps.c.18.G.119, CUL Maps.88.85.2 [1859]; East Sussex RO AMS 6008/3/1/7 [1865.c]; BOL C17:70 Brighton (7) [1870]; BLML Maps 5425(10) [original]; Brighton Library [photo] [1870.c: Treacher's plan]; BLML 5425(6) [1878.c: pb F.A. Johnson].
Industry:
engineering, food/drink, rope walk, misc: Steam Mills.
Gardens:
shown
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa: [Including The Chalybeate, German Spa].
Miscellaneous:
Wave-effect in sea: distinctive, but choppier than Pigott Smith [Exeter 20759].
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground: Includes 'Royal Gardens': cf Exeter 20758-60.
Waterbodies:
shown
Decorative cartouches:
abstract decorative: Arms on rock with leafiness behind.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
Top left: Marine Parade and Chain pier.
Borders:
decorative: Distinctive whorls pattern.
Monuments:
statues: [Statue of Geo. IV].
Miscellaneous service buildings:
[Royal Stables].
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only, out-of-town inns only
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
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
1873-5
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896-7
1:2500
1:10,560
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