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Wiltshire-Salisbury-1833

CBTM:
19133
Map Date:
1833
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] T72/14
Historic county:
Wiltshire
Town name:
Salisbury
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SU155298
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SU 1433
Map title:
'Plan of the City of Salisbury, with the boundaries of the borough, as laid down in the Reform Act. Surveyed by George Oakley Lucas, 1833.'
Comments on map:
Includes extract from Boundary Act, 2 & 3 Wm.IV, c.64, and 'Explanation' as to wards. Also, 'Canals of water run through most of the streets, but within the last few years, many have been covered over; a representation of them is therefore omitted.'
Scale:
1:3960
Map-maker:
George Oakley Lucas [sv].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
64.0 x 72.0
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries, other: 'The dart in the river shows the direction of the stream'.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised
Mills:
watermills
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Penal:
jails/reformatories: [No internal details of prison].
Welfare and charitable:
hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses: Numerous 'hospitals', probably all almshouses.
Woodland:
scattered tree cover, orchards
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, misc: The various 'chequers' in the street pattern.
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 5730(1), BOL (E)C17:70 Salisbury (6), CUL Maps.91.83.1, TNA [PRO] T72/14, Wiltshire RO G.23/1/165 PC.
Industry:
textiles
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Service and professional:
banks: Including Salisbury Bank & Printing Office.
Clubs and societies:
mechanics institutes: ['Presbyterian Meeting & Mechanics' Institution'].
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Arms and heraldry:
municipal
Ordnance Survey's
1878
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
1900
1:2500
1:10,560
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