Warwickshire-Birmingham-1883 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22888

Map Date:

10.1883

Repository reference:

Cambridge University Library Maps.bb.18.G.13

Historic county:

Warwickshire

Town name:

Birmingham

Map type:

advertising

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

SP 067868

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 0888

Map title:

'Map of the business centre of Birmingham. Showing the addresses of the principal professional & business premises... issued with the ''Property Advertiser'', October 1883.'

Comments on map:

'Second Edition': numerous advertisements round edge: though monochrome, looks rather like a prototype for Stephens & Mackintosh/Borough & Counties maps.

Scale:

1:1080

Map-maker:

W. Luke Dennis, Architect & Surveyor, Westminster Chambers, Corporation St, Birmingham [author], J.L. Allday, Lith., 39 Colmore Row, Birmingham [lith], J. Fred. Mason & Co., Publishers, Albert Chambers, Paradise St [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

112.5 x 89.0

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Frontages only.

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, misc: Gas Office.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively: Anglican named in gothic.

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, internal revenue

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Known copies of map:

CUL Maps.bb.18.G.13.

Industry:

warehousing: [Numerous depots and warehouses].

Railways:

routes, named, platforms, rails, passenger stations: New St station mapped in detail, including inclines to platforms; note of area and total length of platforms.

Leisure and entertainment:

libraries/newsrooms

Service and professional:

banks, insurance offices, newspaper offices

Landowners and occupiers:

fragmentary owners: [Various retail and business premises].

Clubs and societies:

Conservative, Liberal, Freemasons, unspecified, learned societies

Monuments:

statues

Retail activity:

shown generally: Numerous ones described in situ.

Street tramways:

routes shown

Inns, hospitality & refreshment:

hotels or principal inns only

Ordnance Survey's

1887-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560