Warwickshire-Coventry-1886 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

23321

Map Date:

1886

Repository reference:

BL PP.2506.hha

Historic county:

Warwickshire

Town name:

Coventry

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP335790

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 3480

Map title:

'Mills' plan of Coventry drawn by E.J. Purnell Jun. Surveyor 1886'.

Comments on map:

F.p. [1] of Joseph W. Mills, A new directory of the city and suburbs of Coventry, Coventry: Curtis & Beamish, Mills, 1886. Most buildings identified by number, but no reference is provided.

Scale:

1:11,500

Map-maker:

E.J. Purnell, Jun., Surveyor [dr].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

39.7 x 29.2

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

Buildings, R: Footpaths, proposed new roads.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

clergy residences

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Mills:

(unspecified type)

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Defence and military:

barracks

Markets and exchanges:

misc: Cattle Sale Ground.

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward, misc: City, Poll Divisions.

Known copies of map:

BL PP.2508.hha.

Railways:

routes, goods depots, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown: [Annotated area].

Waterbodies:

shown

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1888-9

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560