Sussex-Brighton-1884 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21310

Map Date:

[1884]

Repository reference:

East Sussex RO [in open access pamphlet boxes]

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:

'Brighton'.

Comments on map:

Before p.1 in Ward & Lock's Tourist's Picturesque Guide to Brighton, London: Ward, Lock, n.d. [adverts at back are dated 1884]. Pretty basic and street names often illegible: no attribution data on map.

Scale:

1:21,120

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

25.2 x 14.5

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

piers

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Education and academic:

further educational/colleges

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds, recreation grounds, misc: Polo Ground.

Known copies of map:

East Sussex RO [open access: pamphlet box] [1884], East Sussex RO [in open access pamphlet boxes] [1892 [red cover] issue].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

River and foreshore features:

foreshore

Leisure and entertainment:

aquariums, ice-skating, misc: Pavilion.

Parkland:

public parks

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top right: small-scale environs map.

Ordnance Survey's

1873-5

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560

1896-7

1:2500

1:10,560