Yorks-Scarborough-1869
CBTM:
19747
Map Date:
? 1869
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 5992 (1)
Historic county:
Yorks, North Riding
Town name:
Scarborough
Map type:
General Purpose
Extent of cover:
whole built-up area
National grid reference:
TA048801
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
TA 0288
Map title:
[Cover:] 'Abel Heywood & Son's handy plan of Scarborough', [map:] 'Plan of Scarborough'.
Comments on map:
Dated from BLML catalogue: no sign of receipt date, etc, on map, but seems plausible.
Scale:
1:7920
Map-maker:
J. Bartholomew, Edinr [author, pr], Abel Heywood & Son, 56 & 58 Oldham St, Manchester [pb].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
23.3 x 35.2
Number of parts:
1
Colouring:
roads, water
Road names:
important roads only
Buildings:
some or all buildings omitted., public buildings emphasised
Water transport infrastructure:
harbours, lighthouses, piers: Includes New Promenade Pier.
Sanitary and utility information:
gas works, misc: Drinking Fountain.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, customs, police
Penal:
jails/reformatories
Defence and military:
barracks, castles/forts/batteries, magazines/arsenals
Welfare and charitable:
almshouses, dispensaries, hospitals, workhouses, misc: Mariners Asylum, Sea Bathing Infirmary.
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
markets
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 5992(1), BOL C17:70 Scarborough (2), CUL Maps.93.86.7 [1869]; BLML Maps 5992(2), Scarborough Library S.912.2.P116, also Y.942.2.P116 (in Guide to Scarborough) [1870]; BLML maps 2.a.71, BOL C17:70 Scarborough (1), CUL Maps.34.058.93,4 [1892: W.H. Smith]; BLML Maps 17.c.4, BOL C17 b.11, RGS 10.F.4 [1899: pb Newnes, pl.58 of The Royal Atlas of England and Wales].
Industry:
abbatoirs
River and foreshore features:
foreshore, springs: [Dropping Spring].
Leisure and entertainment:
baths/spa, riding schools, public halls, theatres, etc, museums, misc: Camera obscura.
Parkland:
public parks, private parks and ornamental ground
Service and professional:
banks: [Savings Bank].
Antiquities:
Site of Charnel Chapel; Peasholm Fort (star-shaped, on edge of map north of Peasholm Bridge).
Road transport:
misc: Horse Stand [cab stand?].
Clubs and societies:
Freemasons
Relief:
cliffs, prominent hills: [Steeper slopes].
Inns, hospitality & refreshment:
shown
Ordnance Survey's
1850
1:1056
1:10,560
1890-1
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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