Yorks-Kingston upon Hull-1900
CBTM:
20442
Map Date:
? 1900
Repository reference:
East Riding RO DDX 39/3
Historic county:
Yorks, East Riding
Town name:
Kingston upon Hull
Map type:
advertising
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TA099286
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TA 0835
Map title:
'Stephens and Mackintosh Leicester. Business street map of Hull'.
Comments on map:
Dating uncertain, but retains 'M.S. & L.R.', so possibly not much later than 1897. Planimetry seems 'squeezed' at top, as evidenced by shape of Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. This East Riding RO copy is absolutely complete, in its original cover.
Scale:
1:7040
Map-maker:
G. Gibbons & Co., Leicester [pr], Stephens and Mackintosh, Advertising Contractors, 16 Princess St, Leicester [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
103.0 x 83.3 [overall: mapped area 71.3-86.5 x 50.7 [L-shaped]].
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
advertising
Colouring:
Buildings, boundaries, advertising: Grey building infill is extremely light.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
docks, harbours, piers, misc: Dock Office.
Sanitary and utility information:
electricity works, gas works, rubbish destructors, water works
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
customs, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, infirmaries, orphanages, sailors, workhouses, misc: Charter House, Trinity House.
Education and academic:
schools, further educational/colleges
Markets and exchanges:
fairgrounds, exchanges, markets: Including Foreign Cattle Market.
Recreation and sports venues:
sports grounds, recreation grounds
Woodland:
shown
Known copies of map:
East Riding RO DDX 39, Hull Library.
Industry:
engineering, lime/cement, ship yards, timber
Railways:
routes, sidings, goods depots, named, passenger stations: The Hull & Barnsley-North Eastern spur is shown, but unconnected at either end [i.e. following OS].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, public halls, theatres, etc, libraries/newsrooms
Parkland:
public parks
Service and professional:
banks
Waterbodies:
shown, misc: Model Yacht Pond.
Clubs and societies:
learned societies, unspecified, misc: Forester Hall, Church Institute.
Vignettes, illustrations, etc:
40 advertisements round sides: no.16 advertises 'The Mackintosh railway map of Great Britain & Ireland'.
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Cemeteries:
shown
Retail activity:
advertisers on map
Ordnance Survey's
1853
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-90
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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