Yorks-Elland-1855 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

16820

Map Date:

? 1855

Repository reference:

West Yorkshire Archives [Calderdale] MP 12

Historic county:

Yorks, West Riding

Town name:

Elland

Map type:

Sanitary

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SE108212

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SE 1118

Comments on map:

First sheet is title, citing Public Health Act 1848, second is Reference. Five detail sheets.

Scale:

1:528

Map-maker:

D.J. Henry, C.E. M.I.C.E. [sv].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

99 x 65 [x 5, + 2] [36 x 24 inches within neat lines].

Number of parts:

7

Legends:

general legend: Reference: Sewer Grate, G; Water Closet, WC; do Overhead, WC [underlined]; do. Sunk, WC [overlined]; Wash House, WH; Water Supply, WS; Pump, P; Brick buildings, carmine; Paving, grey; Garden ground (green with paths), Gas Lamps, GL; Cistern, CIS; Stable, St; Coach House, CH, Green House, GH; Cow House, CoH; Bench Mark, BM + arrow; Privy, o; Wooden Building, dashes on grey; Macadam, sienna; Slaughter House, SH; Township boundary, dot-dash.

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme

Road names:

generally

Building names:

generally, house numbers

Buildings:

masonry distinguished, archways, stables/coach houses, public buildings emphasised, steps to buildings: Barn, Shed.

Turnpikes:

shown

Sanitary and utility information:

sanitary hazards: Privies, WH, G.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

shown

Public/administrative boundaries:

township

Known copies of map:

West Yorkshire Archives [Calderdale] MP12.

Industry:

chemicals, engineering, food/drink, smithing, textiles, warehousing, timber, uncertain, misc: Mills, Basket Manufacty.

Gardens:

shown

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes

Agricultural and animal-keeping:

pounds/pinfolds: [Pinfold].

Retail activity:

limited range: Shop.

Stated measuerments:

bench marks, basement levels, spot heights, other: Basement and spot heights to 0.1ft; bench marks to 0.01ft, in red; Pond levels Dec. 27/54. 'The Levels are given on a datum plane 100 feet below Bench Mark cut upon the top of Centre Pier of Bridge over River Calder (called Elland Bridge) The Red Figures on the Houses denote the Level of the Lowest Floor.'

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1848-50

1:10,560

1888

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560