Yorks-Kingston upon Hull-1895 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

21466

Map Date:

[1895]

Repository reference:

BLML Maps 33.b.32

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:

'Plan of Hull'.

Comments on map:

In G.W. Bacon (ed), Commercial and library atlas of the British Isles from the Ordnance Survey, London: Bacon, 1895, plate 80. This has a 'stale' look, and may derive from someone else's original, as the map is oriented WNW, whereas the names are oriented north.

Scale:

1:13,860

Map-maker:

Bacon's Geographical Establishment [author, pr, pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

47.0 x 31.7

Number of parts:

1

Colouring:

water, boundaries

Road names:

generally

Buildings:

noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised

Water transport infrastructure:

docks, misc: Dock Office, Pilot Office, Timber ponds, Submarine Miners Quarters.

Sanitary and utility information:

gas works, rubbish destructors, water works

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative, customs, police

Defence and military:

barracks

Welfare and charitable:

hospitals, orphanages, workhouses, misc: Trinity House.

Education and academic:

schools

Markets and exchanges:

exchanges

Recreation and sports venues:

recreation grounds

Public/administrative boundaries:

borough, Ward

Known copies of map:

BLML Maps 33.b.32 [1895: Pl.80 in G.W. Bacon (ed), Commercial and library atlas of the British Isles from the Ordnance Survey, London: Bacon, 1895].

Industry:

lime/cement, ship yards: [Cement Works].

Railways:

routes, sidings, goods depots, named, passenger stations: Including the unused Hull & Barnsley Railway to North Eastern Railway connection. Some dock sidings, etc.

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc

Parkland:

botanic gardens, public parks

Service and professional:

banks

Landowners and occupiers:

industrial owners: [Earle's shipyard].

Waterbodies:

shown

Clubs and societies:

learned societies

Monuments:

Monuments, statues: [Wilberforce Monument, Statue King Wm. III].

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Reference system:

squaring: 0.25-mile.

Cemeteries:

shown

Miscellaneous religious group:

Convent.

Ordnance Survey's

1853

1:1056

1:10,560

1888-90

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560