Yorks-Barnsley-1890
CBTM:
20271
Map Date:
? 1890
Repository reference:
WYAS Wakefield P3/10
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Barnsley
Map type:
municipal
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SE343065
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SE 3506
Map title:
'Street map of the borough of Barnsley shewing the various wards.'
Comments on map:
A 'municipal' map rather than a street map for the general public or visitors. The WYAS-Wakefield copy has been annotated for road works, 23 April 1892.
Scale:
1:5280*
Map-maker:
J. Henry Taylor, Assoc. M.Inst. C.E., Borough Surveyor, Barnsley [? author], J.E. Vero, Lithographer, Barnsley [lith].
Production mode:
manuscript
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
80 x 70 [approximate].
Number of parts:
1
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised: Some 'public' buildings not described.
Turnpikes:
shown: Old Toll Bars.
Canals:
shown
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, municipal depots, reservoirs, water works, misc: [Disused Reservoir, Old Water Works], Fountain.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Welfare and charitable:
workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds
Woodland:
shown
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Ward, misc: Police boundary defined by Act of 1822.
Known copies of map:
Sheffield Library E(274)11.L [annot with wards & electric lighting, 1890], West Yorkshire Archives [Wakefield] P.3/10 [annotated in 1892].
Industry:
chemicals, food/drink, glass, paper/print, uncertain: Mill.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Parkland:
public parks: With Tower, Drinking Fountain.
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown
Clubs and societies:
Conservative
Extractive activity:
coal, quarries/pits
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Foot/bridle ways:
shown
Cemeteries:
shown
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only
Ordnance Survey's
1850
1:1056
1:10,560
1888
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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