Warwickshire-Stratford upon Avon-1851 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

11882

Map Date:

1851

Repository reference:

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Historic county:

Warwickshire

Town name:

Stratford upon Avon

Map type:

Sanitary

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SP200548

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SP 2056

Comments on map:

Made for the Local Board of Health: all sheets surveyed 1851. 11 parts at 1:528, 2 sheets at 1:2640. Index sheets have legend. Scale of feet and links. All sheets signed by Capt. Andrew Beatty, R.E.

Scale:

1:528

Map-maker:

Ordnance Survey [sv, dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

91 x 61 (x 13).

Number of parts:

13

Legends:

general legend: DB (dust bins, red 'wall' with light grey infill), WH (wash houses), CH (coach houses), ST (stables), P (pump), .S (sink), SG (sewer grate, with symbol), CoH (cow houses), BrH (brew house), BH (beer houses), GP (gas plugs), WP (water plugs), Cn (cistern), Privvies (dot in circle), CB (coal bin), DP (dung pit), Py (piggeries), B (boiler), T (troughs), BM (bench marks), Lamp Posts, stone paving and flagging (lilac grey), brick paving (orange), macadam or ballast paving (light biscuit).

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, other: Stone paving, lilac grey; brick paving, orange; macadam or ballast paving, light biscuit.

Road names:

generally

Building names:

generally

Buildings:

masonry distinguished, public buildings emphasised, archways, stables/coach houses, glazed areas, steps to buildings, walls

Turnpikes:

shown

Water transport infrastructure:

docks

Sanitary and utility information:

fire stations, gas works, sanitary hazards: Abbreviations used: DB [dust bins], WH [wash houses], P [pump], .S [sink], SG [sewer grate], CoH [cow houses], BrH [brew house], GP [gas plugs], WP [water plugs], Cn [cistern], Privvies [dot in circle], CB [coal bin], DP [dung pit], Py [piggeries], B [boiler], T [troughs].

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Welfare and charitable:

almshouses, infirmaries, workhouses

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Known copies of map:

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Industry:

bricks/tiles, food/drink, smithing, lime/cement, ship yards, textiles, timber, abbatoirs, misc: Coach Manufactory, Laundry, Drying House.

Railways:

routes, rails

River and foreshore features:

misc: Tank.

Gardens:

shown, misc: Mixed conifers and bushes could be nursery.

Leisure and entertainment:

theatres, etc

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Weighing Machine.

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

cow-keeping, dairies, pig-keeping

Geodetic notes:

'The marginal lines are perpendiculars and parallels to the Meridian of Guild Hall Chapel.'

Miscellaneous street furniture:

Sign Post.

Garden and park buildings:

misc: Fountain.

Stated measuerments:

bench marks, basement levels, spot heights: Surface of the water on 30 November and 3 December 1850.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1887

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560