Worcestershire-Worcester-1885
CBTM:
20464
Map Date:
? 1885
Repository reference:
TNA [PRO] RAIL 1033/126
Historic county:
Worcestershire
Town name:
Worcester
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SO851547
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SO 8853
Map title:
'Map of the city of Worcester, shewing the part added under the Worcester Extension Act, 1885.'
Comments on map:
Includes notes on number of aldermen, description of wards, and population and area before and after extension. Lettering suggests photo-reduction from a larger-scale original, or publication.
Scale:
1:15,840
Map-maker:
W.E. Tucker & Co., Worcester [? pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
33.3 x 46.8
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
boundaries: Wards and parishes.
Colouring:
boundaries
Road names:
partly
Building names:
partly
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively: Most churches and public buildings only identifiable with aid of reference.
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative: Most churches and public buildings only identifiable with aid of reference.
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
rifle ranges
Welfare and charitable:
infirmaries, workhouses
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
Parish, Ward
Known copies of map:
TNA [PRO] RAIL 1033/126.
Industry:
bricks/tiles, furniture/pottery
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1886
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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