Worcestershire-Bewdley-1831 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

18818

Map Date:

? 1831

Repository reference:

TNA [PRO] T72/8

Historic county:

Worcestershire

Town name:

Bewdley

Map type:

boundaries

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SO786792

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SO 8175

Map title:

'Rough sketch of Bewdley. Enlarged from the Ordnance Survey by Romley Wright.'

Comments on map:

Enlarged from Ordnance Surveyors Drawing, with some additional names: circular. Noted as 'Extracted' in 18 hours and drawn in 6 hours.

Scale:

1:10,560

Map-maker:

Romley Wright [author].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

35.0 x 32.5

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, land-use: Buildings light grey, woods even lighter grey.

Buildings:

noticeably generalised

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Woodland:

shown: [Large woods in grey; strange isolated tree symbols].

Public/administrative boundaries:

chapelry

Known copies of map:

TNA [PRO] T72/8.

Industry:

chemicals, uncertain, rope walk: [Vitriol Works].

Ordnance Survey's

1882-3

1:2500

1:10,560