published 1993 Charles Close Society ISBN unknown
Useful extracts from this book for the RoW worker (the bracketed refs are to OS instructions to surveyors, originals should all be avail in Public Record office at Kew)
Notes on the depiction of detail - P.57 Footpaths and Bridleways were not normally identified as such … before c.1883. From 1883 onwards footpaths were shown by "F.P.", 'the object of F.P. being that the Public may not mistake them for roads traversable by horses or wheeled traffic' (SC 16:2:83) From 1884, Bridle roads were shown by "B.R." (SC 13:2:1884) Roads and Ways - P.68 Gates … 'All gates and Toll gates across roads and tracks will be shown closed' (RB63, B60) A solid line closing off a thoroughfare may reasonably be interpreted as a gate. Roads and Ways - P.68 Posts 'preventing vehicle access' are shown by dots and annotated. (RB63, B69) Names - P.61 This is a long passage, but in essence the O.S. got the best authority they could i.e. local magistrates or dignitaries when possible. List of Abbreviations C.R - Centre of Road as in a boundary definition - does NOT mean Carriage Road or Cart Road!! |
Updated 7/12/2002 R.K.