Yorks-Doncaster-1894
CBTM:
19902
Map Date:
1894
Repository reference:
Doncaster Archives DZ.MD/148D
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Doncaster
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
SE575033
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SE 6105
Map title:
'Plan of Doncaster. Presented gratis with the Gazette Doncaster Directory. 1894.'
Comments on map:
Probably a straightforward abstraction from Ordnance Survey.
Scale:
1:10,560
Map-maker:
The Doncaster Gazette [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
42.2 x 19.5
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
boundaries: The range of tints is eked out by combining pink and dark emerald green.
Road names:
generally
Building names:
important buildings only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Sanitary and utility information:
electricity works, gas works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, infirmaries, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Recreation and sports venues:
race courses: [Racecourse shown in detail, with grand stand, distance posts, etc].
Public/administrative boundaries:
borough, Ward
Known copies of map:
Doncaster Archives DZ.MD/148D [1894]; Doncaster Library L912.4274.DON R.13764 [1895]; BOL C17:70 Doncaster (3) [1897]; BL PP.2508.lad [1903+].
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations: The locomotive works is a conspicuous omission.
Leisure and entertainment:
theatres, etc
Service and professional:
newspaper offices: [The Gazette office].
Clubs and societies:
Conservative, unspecified
Miscellaneous transport-related:
Proposed new road.
Cemeteries:
shown
Street tramways:
depots
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
hotels or principal inns only: [One hotel].
Ordnance Survey's
1850
1:1056
1:10,560
1888
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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