Yorks-Kingston upon Hull-1836 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20437

Map Date:

? 1836

Repository reference:

Hull Library

Historic county:

Yorks, East Riding

Town name:

Kingston upon Hull

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

TA099286

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

TA 0835

Map title:

'A new plan of Hull. Goodwill & Lawson, Engravers & Printers, 22 Silver Street.'

Comments on map:

This presumably derives from the Moreland survey [Exeter 19049], and is very close to the 1855 Goodwill & Lawson map [Exeter 19255]. Dating of 1836 from Hull CL: is pre-railway (i.e. 1840).

Scale:

1:9000

Map-maker:

Goodwill & Lawson, Engravers & Printers, 22 Silver Street [eng, ? pb].

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

31.5 x 23.8 [engraving: plate 34.7 x 27.0].

Number of parts:

1

Legends:

boundaries

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, harbours, misc: Dock Office, Pilot Office.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, internal revenue

Penal:

jails/reformatories

Defence and military:

castles/forts/batteries: Including Barracks, Offrs Quarters, Magazine.

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, infirmaries, workhouses, misc: Trinity House & Marine School.

Education and academic:

schools, further educational/colleges

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges, markets

Public/administrative boundaries:

Parish, Ward

Known copies of map:

Hull Library [?1836]; Hull City Archives [2 copies], CUL Maps.bb.18.G.33, Hull Library [1842]; East Riding RO DDML 3/5 [1846]; CUL Maps.bb.18.G.35, Hull Library [1850]; Hull Library [1852, pub. Nicholson & Rayner]; BOL G.A.Yorks 8o 98(11), Hull Library [1852: in Nicholson & Rayner, The Stranger's guide, or hand book to the port of Hull].

Industry:

food/drink

Railways:

routes, passenger stations

Gardens:

shown

Leisure and entertainment:

public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms

Service and professional:

banks

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

mechanics institutes

Vignettes, illustrations, etc:

Top left: Ships in river, waterfront and church in background.

Monuments:

Monuments: [Wilberforce Monument].

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1853

1:1056

1:10,560

1888-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560