Yorks-Shipley: Windhill-1856 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

20231

Map Date:

1856

Repository reference:

WYAS Bradford BMT/SH 7/1/116

Historic county:

Yorks, West Riding

Town name:

Shipley: Windhill

Map type:

Sanitary

Extent of cover:

fragmentary

National grid reference:

SE156374

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SE 1738

Map title:

'Local Board of Health

Comments on map:

Sheets 1, 2, 4 and 5 only, all stamped by General Board of Health, 'Secd. Class Survey', 8 July 1856. Legend on sheet 4, title on sheet 5: no indication of author. The execution is rather more utilitarian than refined, but the map is undeniably colourful.

Scale:

1:528

Production mode:

manuscript

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

61 x 91 [x 5].

Number of parts:

5

Legends:

general legend: S.G. [Sewer Grates], K.S. [Kitchin Sink], S. [Sinkstones], V. [Ventilators], C.P. [Cess Pools], o [Privvy], W.C. [Water Closet], W.C. underlined [Do. Overhead], W.C. overlined [Do. Sunk], W.H. [Washouse], W.S. [Water Supply], Cn. [Cistern], Cn overlined [Do. Sunk], Con. [Conductor or Rain Spout], D.B. [Dust Bin], W.P. [Water Plug], St [Stable], C.H. [Coach house], Co.H. [Cow House], G.H. [Green House], A [Area], A overlined [Area Sunk], A underlined [Area Raised] B.M. [arrow] [Bench Mark], F.P. [Fire Pipe].

Colouring:

'standard' colour scheme, land-use, decorative: Wooden buildings, sheds and outhouses both hatched and solid grey; grey title, green agricultural land, brown railway earthworks, etc.

Buildings:

masonry distinguished, archways, stables/coach houses

Canals:

shown, other: Boat Houses.

Sanitary and utility information:

reservoirs, sanitary hazards, misc: Legend shows: S.G. [Sewer Grates], K.S. [Kitchin Sink], S. [Sinkstones], V. [Ventilators], C.P. [Cess Pools], o [Privvy], W.C. [Water Closet], W.C. underlined [Do. Overhead], W.C. overlined [Do. Sunk], W.H. [Washouse], W.S. [Water Supply], Cn. [Cistern], Cn overlined [Do. Sunk], Con. [Conductor or Rain Spout], D.B. [Dust Bin], W.P. [Water Plug], St [Stable], C.H. [Coach house], Co.H. [Cow House], G.H. [Green House], A [Area], A overlined [Area Sunk], A underlined [Area Raised] B.M. [arrow] [Bench Mark], F.P. [Fire Pipe]. The writing of these on the map proper is minute. Troughs, Pumps, Wells also appear on the map, and an open Cess Pool appears on sheet 4. Reservoirs may be industrial rather than for water supply.

Education and academic:

schools

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

West Yorkshire Archives [Bradford] BMT/SH 7/1/116.

Industry:

ship yards, timber, uncertain, misc: Mills, including Pricking Mill with Gasometer; Glue Yard.

Railways:

routes, earthworks, rails

Gardens:

shown

Parkland:

private parks and ornamental ground

Waterbodies:

shown

Relief:

cliffs: [Some indications of 'crags'].

Extractive activity:

quarries/pits

Miscellaneous transport-related:

Sidewalks.

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Stated measuerments:

bench marks, basement levels, spot heights, other: Water level heights, and beds of reservoirs; 'O.B.M.' appears. Heights are above Ordnance datum.

Tenement boundaries group:

apparently fairly complete

Ordnance Survey's

1847

1:10,560

1890

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560