Map Notes -- FOTHER1.txt

Map Notes

Fothergill 1900s

NOTES from FOTHERGILL'S LONDON TO EXETER ROAD MAP, 1900s

These notes are taken from the Finger Post road strip map of the road from London to Exeter by Gerald Fothergill, published by George Philip and Son, London, 1900s. The item studied is in a private collection.

map type: HantsMap & Fothergill 1900s

The notes are strongly biased towards a Hampshire interest.

The map is a zigzag of paper between card covers. The map size is: wxh, folded = 9x17cm; unfolded wxh, overall = 17x394cm; wxh, strip maps = 16x368cm, a pair of strip maps side by side; wxh, route map on the reverse = 129x14cm.

Cover

The card cover is printed black on an orange yellow. There is a road scene; at a junction a cyclist is going down the middle of one road, while an open touring car with 4 people, the ladies with wide hats and motoring veils, is turning down the other route. By the junction is a finger post. An enlarged finger post in the left foreground carries the series title and map title:-

PHILIPS' 'FINGER POST' STRIP MAPS

LONDON TO EXETER

and lower down:-

G. FOTHERGILL / ONE SHILLING NET

There is a circular map of Whitchurch at bottom left, an example of the map's style.

4 Maps

Altogether there are four maps. On the reverse of the long zigzag, pasted together from five pieces of paper, is a street map of central London, and a topographical map of the London to Exeter route in black and white with the route and its 'circles' overprinted in red. On the obverse are two strip maps of the London to Exeter route, outward and return, colour printed side by side, opposite ways up. Each strip map is a series of circular maps of the route through a settlement, junction, and so on. The circles are about 64mm diameter, ie 2.5 inches, presenting 1 1/4 miles of roads or streets. Between the circles the road is continued as a double line with a note of the length of the gap - not to scale.

the circles are numbered in sequence; 1..43 Piccadilly Circus, London to Exeter, 44..86 Exeter back to Piccadilly Circus, London. Although the same route is portrayed each way, some circles are drawn for one direction and not the other. The Hampshire parts of the route has:-


...	... ...	...
10	Bagshot	80
11	Jolly Farmer
12	Camberley	79
	Blackwater	78
13	Hartley Row	77
14	Hook	76
15	Basingstoke	75
16	Whitchurch	74
	Hurstbourne Priors	73
17	Andover	72
18	Middle Wallop
	Lopcombe Corner	71
19	St Thomas's Bridge	70
20	Salisbury	69
...	... ...	...

Outward needs The Jolly Farmer map to avoid the turning off to Winchester and Southampton, but for the return journey this is no problem. On the return journey there is a choice to be made at Lopcombe Corner, which does not have to be made outward.

STRIP MAP FEATURES

title page
map maker
publisher
scale

A title page immediately inside the front cover states:-

PHILIPS' FINGER-POST STRIP MAPS BY GERALD FOTHERGILL.

LONDON to EXETER AND BACK.

Scale of Circular Diagrams 2 inches to 1 mile.

Scale of Street Plan of London 2 inches to 1 mile.

Scale of Strip Map of Routes 3 miles to 1 inch.

LONDON: GEORGE PHILIP & SON, Ltd., 32 FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.

LIVERPOOL: PHILIP, SON & NEPHEW, Ltd., 45-51 South Castle Street.

(All rights reserved).

table of symbols

Next to the title page is an:-

EXPLANATION OF THE DIAGRAMS.

[shading or groups of blocks] Buildings in towns and villages

[square block] Churches with tower

[round block] [do.] [do.] spire

[cross (+)] [do.] without tower or spire

[chequered line over double line] Railway over the road

[chequered line under double line] [do.] under [do.] [do.]

[dotted line] Tramlines [trees and green tint] Woods

[outline and green tint] Parks [dotted outline, tussocks, green tint] Commons

M.S. [milestone] Milestone with mileage

.289 Height above sea level

F.P. [signpost] Finger-posts

[north point] North Point

Where no distance is given the map circles join.

In practice the symbols used are not quite the same, but are easily understood. Alongside is:-

HOW TO USE THE DIAGRAMS

The object of this Route Map is to enable users of the road to know, before reaching junctions on the highways, which turning should be taken in order to follow any one route. This is attained by marking on the diagrams some object, such as a milestone, church, bridge, or inn, either just at the point of divergence, or before it.

On starting a journey, the first diagram should be consulted, a mental note taken of the warning object, and after this and its junction are passed, the next diagram should be looked at for the sign of an approaching junction.

As an example, look at the second diagram of the Exeter road; a statue denotes a turning, and the right hand road is followed as far as Hammersmith; after this we proceed over the tram-lines to Hounslow, when Holy Trinity Church is a sign that the left should be taken.

orientation
north point
up is destination

Nearly all circle maps have a north point; a N-S line with a short E-W line, North marked by a simple arrow. The circles and route in between are printed with the destination at the top of the sheet. The return journey alongside is up the other way; its text up the other way.

scale

The nominal scale of the circle maps is:-

2 inches to 1 mile

1 to 31680 (nominal)

The gaps between the circles are not to scale.

rivers

Rivers are drawn in outline, tinted blue. Narrows and braiding are shown. They might be labelled, eg:-

Wallop Brook

R. Anton

Ponds or lakes are drawn in outline, tinted blue.
Bridges are implied by the road crossing and interrupting a stream. Some are labelled, eg:-

Blackwater Bri.

woods
trees

Wooded areas are shown by tree symbols over a green tint.

parks

Parks are drawn in outline, pecked and tinted green. They might be labelled, eg:-

Hurstbourne Park

settlements

Settlements are mapped with their buildings shown as shaded areas or blocks, or groups of blocks. The settlement name is in block caps, no matter what the size, eg:-

BASINGSTOKE

MID WALLOP

And this lettering might be used for a junction name.
Churches are square or round blocks, for tower or spire, perhaps with a cross, as described in the table of symbols. They are labelled:-

Ch.

Chu.

roads
milestones

Roads are drawn by double lines, differentiated by width to show importance, or perhaps size. The main route is broad and clear with a bold edge line, tinted pale brown. The edge line might be solid or dotted, presumably for fenced or unfenced road.
Milestones are marked by a block, labelled as:-

M.S. 26 miles from London

railways

Railways are drawn by a chequered double line, labelled with the railway company name, eg:-

L.& S.W.R

S.E. & C.R.

Stations are marked by a block, labelled:-

Sta.

Railway bridges over the road are drawn with an archway; under the road no bridge is drawn. Railways for Hampshire are listed below.

miscellaneous

inns

Inns are marked along the highway by a block, for a building, and labelled, eg:-

White Hart [Basingstoke, Whitchurch, or Hook]

George Inn [Middle Wallop]

Hampshire Roads

The outward route through Hampshire (and edges):-

circle 10 / Bagshot, Surrey

10 outward, 80 return; direction SSW.

spot height 229

over LSWR

Cricketers Inn on r.

milestone, 26 miles from London

Bagshot Park on r.

turning to station on l.

over stream from pond in Bagshot Park

Three Mariners on l.

BAGSHOT

Fighting Cocks Inn on r.

turning to church on r.

1/2 mile to next circle.

circle 11 / Jolly Farmer, Surrey

11 outward; direction SW.

alongside LSWR

spot height 338

junction at Jolly Farmer Inn, left fork to Farnham, go right

spot height 393

woodland on l.

milestone, 17 miles to Basingstoke

1/4 mile to next circle.

circle 12 / Camberley, Surrey

12 outward, 79 return; direction WSW.

alongside LSWR on l. through Camberley Station

milestone, 29 miles from London

CAMBERLEY

Royal Staff College on r.

Staff Hotel on l.

woodland and ponds on r.

spot height 255

church on r.

turning l. to Frimley

YORK TOWN

milestone, 30 miles from London

6 miles to next circle; crossing railway at Blackwater, and Hartford Bridge.

circle 13 / Hartley Row, Hampshire

13 outward, 77 return; direction SW.

HARTLEY ROW

Lamb Hotel on r.

Swan Inn on r.

turning l. to Winchfield

woodland and church on l.

woodland and turnings r. to Mattingley

milestone, 37 miles form London

PHOENIX GREEN

woodland on l.

Phoenix Inn on l.

2 miles to next circle.

circle 14 / Hook, Hampshire

14 outward; 76 return; direction SW.

turning r. to Mattingley opposite

White Hart on l.

turning l. to Odiham opposite

church on r.

Hook Station, LSWR, on l.

HOOK

spot height 280

milestone, 40 miles from London

fork r. to Newnham

cross LSWR

across Hook Common

Dorchester Arms on l. where is

turning to Odiham on l.

4 1/2 miles to next circle through Nately Scures.

circle 15 / Basingstoke, Hampshire

15 outward, 75 return; direction W.

BASINGSTOKE

along London Street

church, Basingstoke Canal basin, and river ... to r.

White Hart on l.

turning l., Hackwood Road, to Alton

off which fork, Cliddesden Road, to Winchester

Market Place with streets

Note Street [should be Wote Street] on r. leading to Basingstoke Station, LSWR and GWR

Church Street on r., goes under LSWR, to Reading

feature L.B. marking

fork l., Winchester Road, to Winchester

go right into Sarum Road

milestone, 46 miles from London

spot height 301

cross branch off LSWR to Alton

10 miles to next circle, under LSWR main line, and under LSWR salisbury branch, through Overton and Freefolk.

circle 16 / Whitchurch, Hampshire

16 outward, 74 return; direction WSW.

workhouse on l.

river Test alongside on l.

LYNCH HILL

milestone, 11 miles from Basingstoke, 7 miles to Andover

White Hart on r. at

turning back r. to Whitchurch Station, LSWR, and to Newbury

WHITCHURCH

turning l. to Winchester

church on r.

turning r. to Whitchurch South Station, GWR just before

cross under GWR

5 3/4 miles to next circle through Hurstbourne Priors, and cross railway.

circle 17 / Andover, Hampshire

17 outward, 72 return; direction SW.

spot height 241

Red Lion on l. at junction

Foresters Arms on l. at

turning r., High Street, to Newbury, and

turning l. to Winchester

ANDOVER

Star and Garter on l.

along Bridge Street

cross river Anton

cross under LSWR by

Andover Town Station on l.

Hotel on l.

turning to Andover Junction Station, LSWR on r.

fork, r. goes to Devizes

fork l. on Salisbury Road

spot height 231

4 3/4 miles to next circle

circle 18 / Middle Wallop, Hampshire

18 outward; direction SW.

milestone, 6 miles from Andover, 11 miles to Salisbury

MIDDLE WALLOP

George Inn on l. at

cross roads, turning r. to Over wallop and its church

cross Wallop Brook

spot height 255

milestone, 7 miles from Andover, 10 miles to Salisbury

7 miles to next circle.

circle 19 / St Thomas's Bridge, Wiltshire

19 outward, 70 return; direction SW.

turning l. to Laverstock

St Thomas's Bridge over river Bourne

cross under LSWR and turn alongside railway

milestone, 16 miles from Andover, 1 mile to salisbury

cemetery on r.

cross 2 railways near railway junction

Joins to next circle.

circle 20 / Salisbury, Wiltshire

20 outward, 69 return; direction WSW.

church on r.

LSWR railway tunnel on r.

along London Road

college on r.

inn on l.

turn r. at Iron School where

straight on is Southampton Road with turnpike gate

SALISBURY

market on l.

at end of street

r. is Castle Street, to Amesbury

go left

Market Cross on l. curve r.

turning on l. to Salisbury Cathedral

County Hotel on l.

cross river Avon

Infirmary on l.

under LSWR with Salisbury Station on l. and small station on r.

church on r.

straight on is Devizes Road

fork left

Lunatic Asylum on l.

1 3/4 miles to next circle, cross LSWR ...

On the return journey there are circles for three other places:-

circle 71 / Lopcombe Corner, Wiltshire

71 return; direction NE.

milestone, 7 miles from Salisbury, 10 miles to Andover

spot height 365

LOPCOMBE CORNER

right fork goes to Stockbridge, fork left

sot height 449

milestone 8 miles from Salisbury, 9 miles to Andover

circle 73 / Hurstbourne Priors, Hampshire

73 return; direction E.

milestone 4 miles from Andover, 13 to Basingstoke

woodland on l.

HURSTBOURNE PRIORS

spot height 209

church on l.

cross river ...

milestone, 5 miles from Andover, 13 miles to Basingstoke

Hurstbourne Park on l.

(Milestones disagree.)

circle 78 / Blackwater, Hampshire/Surrey

78 return; no north point.

common both sides

spot height 231

milestone, 31 miles to London

Frogmore Park on l.

BLACKWATER

church on r.

cross SE&CR, Blackwater Station on l.

cross Blackwater Bridge, over Blackwater River

Three Post Boys on r.

spot height 199

YORK TOWN

Hampshire Railways

Notice that stations are not named on the circle maps.

London and Southampton Railway

Open 1840; from 1839 it was the London and South Western railway, LSWR. Labelled:-

L. & S.W.R.

The railway lies alongside much of the route, occasionally crossing the road, as far as Basingstoke where it turns south. The stations that are noticed in the circle maps are:-

Hook Station

Basingstoke Station

Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway

Open 1901.
Shown branching southward off the LSWR at the west edge of the Basingstoke circle map.

Berkshire and Hampshire Railway

Open 1848.

Shown joining the LSWR at the east end of Basingstoke Station.

Reading, Reigate and Guildford Railway

Open 1849; part of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway 1899-1923. Labelled:-

S.E. & C.R.

Crossed at Blackwater; shows:-

Blackwater Station

Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway

open 1857; part of LSWR. Labelled:-

L. & S.W.R.

Crossed by the route just beyond Basingstoke, near Worting, and continues near the route to Salisbury. Shows:-

Whitchurch Station

Andover Junction Station

Salisbury Station (2 of them)

Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway

Open 1885; part of the GWR from 1923-48, but has been strongly associated with it for long before. Labelled:-

G.W.R.

Crosses route at Whitchurch, where there is:-

Whitchurch South Station

Andover and Redbridge Railway

Open 1865; part of LSWR from 1862-1923. Labelled:-

L. & S.W.R.

Shown from Andover Junction through Andover and:-

Andover Town Station

Route Guide Map

The map of the whole route is a fairly ordinary topographic map, printed in black and white.

orientation
up is NNW

The map is presented on the slant, up is NNW, so that the route, London to Exeter, is down the middle of the long map.

scale

The nominal scale of the map is:-

3 miles to 1 inch

title

Printed at the London end is:-

STRIP MAP OF THE ROUTE Showing the position of Circles.

road
road distances

The London to exeter route is overprinted in red. Each circle is shown, labelled with its numbers outward and return. Road distances between circles are printed, red, by the route.

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MN: 30.11.2002
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