Sussex-Brighton-1843 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20762

Map Date:

1.10.1843

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 5425 (2)

Historic county:

Sussex

Town name:

Brighton, Hove

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 the town of Brighton and its vicinity, with every improvement to the present year.'

Comments on map:

Rather similar in content to the Sleath/Saunders maps [Exeter 20760-1], including Hanover Terrace in the 'wrong' position.

Scale:

1:12,000

Map-maker:

J.R. Jobbins, 3 Warwick Court, Holborn, London [dr, eng, pb].

Production mode:

engraved

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

44.7 x 28.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Mills:

windmills

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, reservoirs, water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs

Defence and military:

barracks, castles/forts/batteries: [Battery].

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools: Including School of Industry.

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

race courses, sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.D.88.84.2 [1842]; Brighton Library [1842: photo]; BLML 5425(2) [1843]; CUL maps.bb.18.G.49 ['1860.c'].

Industry:

engineering, food/drink

Railways:

routes, goods depots, motive power depots, named, passenger stations, misc: Includes Booking Office, also Ticket Office with platform, i.e. ticket platform, well out from the station. Shows original goods station layout clearly: coal drops in plan, but not described.

Gardens:

shown: [Some by annotation].

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, riding schools, libraries/newsrooms: [Baths include The Chalybeate, German Spa].

Parkland:

public parks, private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

unspecified

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Right: west front of Pavilion.

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Miscellaneous pictorial and decorative:

Town arms as centre of direction-pointer, which has plumes tip.

Arms and heraldry:

municipal

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

dairies, pounds/pinfolds: [Manor Pound: by Cattle Market].

Cemeteries:

shown: One with Catacombs.

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only, out-of-town inns only

Stated measuerments:

other: Length of Chain Pier.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560