Worcestershire-Dudley-1839 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20912

Map Date:

12.1839

Repository reference:

Dudley Archives 697 C

Historic county:

Worcestershire

Town name:

Dudley

Map type:

uncertain

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SO946903

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SO 9389

Map title:

'A map of the parish of Dudley in the county of Worcester. Surveyed in the years 1824 and 1825.'

Comments on map:

Copied by Brettell. This is stylistically somewhat different from the other Brettell version [Exeter 20910]. All tenements numbered: no reference to hand. Map is otherwise rather lacking in text.

Scale:

1:4752

Map-maker:

John Orme Brettell, Land Agent & Surveyor, Dudley [dr].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

126 x 93

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

Buildings, estate: Probably Dudley estates and mining rights: cf Exeter 20911.

Road names:

partly

Building names:

outside built-up area only

Buildings:

shown, public buildings emphasised

Turnpikes:

shown

Canals:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs

Places of Worship:

Anglican/established only

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

county: [Part of Staffordshire].

Known copies of map:

Dudley Archives 697 C.

Industry:

engineering, food/drink

Antiquities:

Priory ruins, Castle.

Waterbodies:

shown

Borders:

decorative

Arms and heraldry:

uncertain: On north pointer tip: possibly Earl of Dudley.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1883

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560