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Yorks-Sheffield-1873

CBTM:
19771
Map Date:
1873
Repository reference:
BLML Maps 5994(1)
Historic county:
Yorks, West Riding
Town name:
Sheffield
Map type:
Highways
Extent of cover:
fragmentary
National grid reference:
SK353875
Exeter coverage diagram reference:
SK 3587
Map title:
'Sheffield proposed street improvements 1873.'
Comments on map:
Clean-cut, and ultimately uninteresting.
Scale:
1:1584
Map-maker:
S.F. Holmes, Boro' Surveyor, Sheffield [author], Pawson & Brailsford, Lithographers, Sheffield [pr].
Production mode:
lithographed
Dimensions [in centimetres]:
132.0 x 85.0
Number of parts:
1
Legends:
colours
Colouring:
other: Proposed street improvements.
Road names:
generally
Buildings:
noticeably generalised, public buildings emphasised: Shaded blocks only: completely unrevealing of detailed morphography. Many black buildings lack names or descriptions.
Canals:
shown, basins/docks
Sanitary and utility information:
water works, misc: Gas Office.
Places of Worship:
shown comprehensively
Public buildings:
town hall/administrative, police
Welfare and charitable:
dispensaries, hospitals, workhouses
Education and academic:
schools
Markets and exchanges:
exchanges, markets
Known copies of map:
BLML Maps 5994(1), BOL C17:70 Sheffield (2), CUL Maps.93.87.3.
Railways:
routes, named, passenger stations
Leisure and entertainment:
public halls, theatres, etc
Waterbodies:
shown
Post and telegraphs:
post offices
Retail activity:
limited range: Messrs Coles' Shop, Exchange Buildings [why are these picked out?].
Ordnance Survey's
1849-51
1:1056
1:10,560
1888-91
1:500
1:2500
1:10,560
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