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Sussex-Worthing-1852

CBTM:
14307
Map Date:
1852
Repository reference:
West Sussex RO PM 527
Historic county:
Sussex
Town name:
Worthing
Map type:
Sanitary
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TQ150030
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TQ 0907
Comments on map:
'Surveyed by Capt W.D. Gosset, R.E., 1852'. Sheet 14 missing, as is 24-inch index, though it was xeroxed. Sheet 16 is sea, to square the map. Uncoloured; buildings shaded south and east, no infill.
Scale:
1:528
Map-maker:
Ordnance Survey [sv], Kell Bro, Lithrs, Castle St, Holborn [lith].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
102 x 68 [x 16].
Number of parts:
15
Road names:
generally
Building names:
generally, house numbers
Buildings:
building infill omitted, glazed areas, steps to buildings
Turnpikes:
shown
Water transport infrastructure:
boat houses
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, lamps, municipal depots, sanitary hazards: Gas works shown in detail; privvies (usual), Soot Shed, Draw Wells; abbreviations: D.W., C.H., St., L.P., Cl.H,, W.H., Br.H.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police, misc: Watch House.
Welfare and charitable:
infirmaries, orphanages
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Recreation and sports venues:
misc: Skittle Alley.
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
West Sussex RO [1 sheet missing], West Sussex RO PM 527 [? Complete]; Worthing Library [photo of West Sussex RO].
Industry:
food/drink, stone/builders' yards, timber, uncertain, misc: Workshop, Coach Manufactory, Coal Yard.
River and foreshore features:
foreshore
Gardens:
shown
Service and professional:
banks
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Gates (extended x type).
Agricultural and animal-keeping:
kennels
Cemeteries:
shown
Geodetic notes:
'The Marginal lines are perpendiculars and parallels to the Meridian of Worthing Church'.
Garden and park buildings:
summer houses, misc: Vinery (several).
Stated measuerments:
bench marks, basement levels
Tenement boundaries group:
apparently fairly complete
Ordnance Survey's
1875
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1896
1:2500
1:10,560
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