Research Notes


Map Group BURROW 1920s
Burrow 1920s
Road strip maps with parts in Hampshire, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.

Published in a road book 'ON THE ROAD' volume 2 of 'The DUNLOP PICTORIAL ROAD PLANS'. The copy of the road book studied is in a private collection.
Detail notes are made for Hampshire roads only. Other volumes in the series do not have roads in Hampshire.
The strip maps are illustrated with 'little pictures' which may have an arrow showing the way to turn at a junction, and otherwise show the traveller what to see.
 
INTRODUCTION
ROUTES IN HAMPSHIRE
MAP FEATURES
ALTITUDE FIGURES
REFERENCES
ITEMS in the Collection
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INTRODUCTION
COVER TITLE
The cover has a picture of a signpost, and inscription:-
ON THE ROAD / LONDON - PORTSMOUTH, / LONDON - CHICHESTER, / (AND BOGNOR) / LONDON - SOUTHAMPTON, / LONDON - BOURNEMOUTH, / LONDON - WEYMOUTH, / LONDON - EXETER, / VOLUME II / The / DUNLOP / PICTORIAL ROAD PLANS

TITLE and CONTENTS
The title page also lists the road book contents, and has a key map of south and west England showing the routes described in the volume:-
Second Edition / 'On the Road' / THE / DUNLOP / PICTORIAL ROAD PLANS / VOLUME II / LONDON - PORTSMOUTH (71 miles) page 21 / LONDON - CHICHESTER (61 miles) page 41 / (and BOGNOR) / LONDON - SOUTHAMPTON (75 miles) page 51 / LONDON - BOURNEMOUTH (102 miles) page 71 / LONDON - WEYMOUTH (128 miles) page 78 / LONDON - EXETER (168 miles) ... page 95 / ED. J. BURROW & CO. LIMITED / 43, 45 and 47 KINGSWAY, LONDON / For list of other Volumes in the Series, see page 52. / ...
The advertisement on p.52 lists the other road books:-
'ON THE ROAD' / HANDBOOKS / THE DUNLOP PICTORIAL ROAD PLANS / THE GREATEST MOTORING NOVELTY OF THE AGE. / (Uniform in style with this Volume.) / (For Key Map of Routes see page 56.)
The roads described in each volume have been actually visited, each volume contains approximately 200 small roadside sketches showing interesting landmarks, rivers, bridges, altitudes and directions. A key map of the route is included, also street plans of large cities and towns.
Volume 1 is SE England; 2, S and W England; 3, W England and S Wales; 4, N Wales; 5, Lakes and Glasgow; 6, N England; 7, Esat Anglia etc. There is a seprate series for Scotland.
Page 56 has a key map showing all the routes over England, Wales and south Scotland.

PREFACE
Page 3 has an explanation:-
HOW TO USE 'ON THE ROAD' By ED. J. BURROW, F.R.G.S.
'On the Road' is - as its subtitle implies - a Pictorial Road Plan.
The idea is not essentially new, for in the old coaching days of the Georges 'Strip' maps of this kind were in constant use. But the little pictures of places and things on the road are a novel feature, which will help the road-user to recognise and appreciate many pleasant and interesting details he might otherwise pass without knowing - or, at least, without knowing anything about them.
The few lines of description under each littel picture form a condensed guide-book giving, as they do, just the salient interest of the sketch, which he who runs - or drives - may read! The maps read onward from the bottom of the page to the top.
The mile stones are clearly marked, at a scale of about 10 miles to each page, and the small figures at various points thus '342' give the road heights in feet above sea-level. From these figures you will be able to trace if the road is level or hilly.
Just a word relating to our advertisers. The advertisement pages are so placed that the motorist will find many useful addresses given opposite the section of road on which they are situated.
Finally, we ask the user of this interesting little book to make full use of the offer set forth on page 3 of the cover by the Dunlop Touring Service Bureau - which is at the service of all road-users, absolutely free of charge.
Page 3 of the cover is the inside back cover:-
At your Service!
THE DUNLOP TOURING BUREAU
Before going on the road have your route mapped out for you free of charge. You will have the satisfaction of knowing all there is to know, as to the best roads and places to visit, to ensure that your tour will be a success.
The Bureau will outline your HOLIDAY TOUR on a MAP and supply a detailed INTINERARY neatly printed on handy sheets measuring 4[ins] x 8[ins], bound in a serviceable cover ready for instant use. Prominent landmarks are mentioned and turnings indicated where necessary, while all features of interest en route are given. List of reference books is also included.
BUSINESS JOURNEYS are planned showing short cuts avoiding busy centres and the map furnished shows DIFFICULT places in red and good roads in blue accorindg to UP-TO-DATE information always at the disposal of the Bureau.
The Dunlop Touring Service 43 KINGSWAY - LONDON, W.C.2. (Close to Bush House)
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ROUTES IN HAMPSHIRE Of the six routes in volume 2 there are several stretches of roads across Hampshire:-
Route diagram:-

London to    
Portsmouth    
pp.21, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37.
London; through Kingston on Thames, Guildford, Godalming, Surrey; then Liphook, Petersfield, Horndean, Cosham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.

p.33     through Hindhead, Surrey; past Liphook, Hampshire. Miles 37-48.
p.35     through Petersfield, Hampshire. Miles 48-59.
p.37     through Horndea and Cosham, to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Miles 60-71.
pp.38-39     Portsmouth town plan.

London to    
Southampton    
pp.51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67.
London; through Staines, Middlesex; then Bagshot, Surrey; through Basingstoke, and Winchester, to Southampton, Hampshire.

p.57     Bagshot, Surrey; through Balckwater, to Hartford Bridge, Hampshire. Miles 27-36.
p.59     through Hartley Row, to Basingstoke, Hampshire. Miles 36-45.
p.61     Basingstoke, pass near North Waltham, Hampshire. Miles 46-53.
p.63     through Kings Worthy to Winchester, Hampshire. Miles 53-63.
pp.64-65     Winchester town plan.
p.67.     Winchester, through Otterbourne, to Southampton, Hampshire. Miles 63-75.
pp.68-69     Southampton town plan.

London to    
Bournemouth    
pp.71, 73, 74, 75
Winchester as before; to Romsey and Lyndhurst, Hampshire; then Christchurch to Bournemouth, Dorset.

p.71     Winchester to Romsey, Hampshire. Miles 63-73.
p.73     Romsey to Lyndhurst, Hampshire. Miles 73-83.
p.74     Lyndhurst to Hinton Admiral, Hampshire. Miles 83-93.
p.75     Hinton Admiral, Hampshire; to Christchurch, then Bournemouth, Dorset. Miles 93-102.

London to Weymouth    
pp.78, 79, 81, 84, 85, 87, 89, 91
Basingstoke as before, to Stockbridge, Hampshire; then Lopcombe Corner, and Salisbury, Wiltshire; to Blandford, Dorchester, and Weymouth, Dorset.

p.78     Basingstoke to Sutton Scotney, Hampshire. Miles 46-59.
p.79     Sutton Scotney to Stockbridge, Hampshire. Miles 59-67.
p.81     Stockbridge, Hampshire; through Lopcombe Corner to Salisbury, Wiltshire. Miles 67-81.

London to Exeter    
pp.95, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 111, 113
Basingstoke as before, through Whitchurch and Andover, Hampshire; to Salisbury, Wiltshire; then Shaftesbury, and Sherborne, Dorset; Yeovil, and Crewkerne, Somerset; then Chard, and Honiton, to Exeter, Devon.

p.95     Basingstoke to Whitchurch, Hampshire. Miles 46-57.
p.97     Whitchurch, through Andover to Middle Wallop, Hampshire. Miles 57-69.
p.99     Middle Wallop, Hampshire; through Lopcombe Corner, to Salisbury, Wiltshire. Miles 69-80.
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MAP FEATURES The strip maps are stripped to the bones of the route, with little else! The road, some turnings, mile marks, altitudes, and settlements are nearly all there is. Hardly any surrounding topography is drawn, except what is included in the little scenes, several on each page.
title cartouche    
Each page has a rectangular header panel with the route title, etc, eg (p.95):-
LONDON TO EXETER / LONDON-SOUTHAMPTON ROAD AS FAR AS BASINGSTOKE
There is also a footer panel with a caption describing the page segment, eg (p.95):-
'ON THE ROAD' BASINGSTOKE to WHITCHURCH

orientation    
up is destination    
There is no north point or compass rose on any page. The pages are drawn up is the way you are going. As the explanation says:-
The maps read onward from the bottom of the page to the top.
Ask yourself, given a clear road map, do you need or want to know which way is north? (I'm not answering that question!)

scale    
There is no declared scale for the maps, except that:-
The mile stones are clearly marked, at a scale of about 10 miles to each page
The 'milestones', or at least mile intervals, are marked clearly by a red line across the road, from which the scale can be estimated. Even without measuring it is obvious that the scale varies from page to page: the road is stretched or squeezed so that top and bottom of the page are sensible places.
Mile intervals were measured on several pages (in Hampshire) to get some estimate of the maps' scales. Only fairly straight mile segments were measured.
         
page miles mm scale miles to 1 inch
p.35 8 102.9 1 to 125119 1.97
p.37 7 83.7 1 to 134592 2.12
p.57 6 91.3 1 to 105761 1.67
p.59 4 59.1 1 to 108923 1.71
p.61 6 118.0 1 to 81831 1.29
p.63 7 100.3 1 to 112317 1.77
p.67 7 74.7 1 to 150809 2.38
p.73 5 77.8 1 to 103428 1.63
p.74 5 72.4 1 to 111143 1.75
p.78 10 102.4 1 to 157163 2.48
p.79 5 91.8 1 to 87655 1.38
p.81 8 97.0 1 to 132729 2.09
         
total 78 1071.4 1 to 117163 1.85
The average map scale in Hampshire is about:-
1 to 120000
2 miles to 1 inch
The range of scale is from about 1.4 to 2.4 miles to 1 inch.
rivers    
bridges    
Although the introduction says rivers are marked, very few rivers are shown.
The Thames is shown in London and at Staines, Kingston, etc; it is hatched grey, similar to the hatching for built up areas.
In Hampshire:-
Ports Creek is shown dividing Portsea Island from the mainland, as a continuation of the sea and harbour (p.37). The bridge is drawn as a pair of parapets beside the road.
At Hartford Bridge the River Hart is drawn by a wiggly line crossing under the road (p.57). The little scene alongside shows the road crossing the bridge.
Just outside Romsey (p.73) the little scene shows:-
LEAVING ROMSEY, THE BRIDGE OVER RIVER TEST
A Christchurch (p.75) there is a little scene of Christchurch Priory with the River Avon in the foreground.
3 Miles beyond Stockbridge (p.81) is labelled:-
NINE MILE WATER
This is a stretch of the Wallop Brook.
At Laverstoke (p.95) there is mention of a:-
MILL ON TEST

relief    
hill hachuring    
altitudes    
Very little relief is drawn on the strip maps; the little scenes on a page might give some idea of the sort of landscape you will be driving through.
In Hampshire:-
Before Liphook (p.33) there is a little scene:-
BRAMSHOTT COMMON showing a level road, hills around.
3 miles beyond Petersfield (p.35) a hill is marked by hachuring and labelled by the caption of a little scene:-
BUTSER HILL
The scene has the road looking level with the hill to the right. A more dramatic little scene just beyond:-
CUTTING THROUGH BUTSER HILL. HIGHEST POINT IN HAMPSHIRE 927 FT.
Before Cosham (p.37) there is an slope drawn by hachuring, labelled:-
PORTSDOWN HILL
And a little scene of the road passing a nearby house, offering, but not showing:-
SUMMIT OF PORTSDOWN HILL FINE VIEW OF PORTSMOUTH
Alongside the road near Hartford Bridge (p.57) is labelled:-
HARTFORD BRIDGE FLATS
Before Stockbridge (p.79) the little scene is of:-
ANCIENT CAMP ON WOOLBURY HILL

The most important relief data is given by altitude figures along the routes. This is made clear on every page by an explanation:-
FIGURES INDICATE FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL
The figures have been gathered and shown below, from which gradient diagrams could be drawn. But, note that not all the necessary figures are given: figures run out before the coast is reached; and figures might be missed in towns, which might well be in a dip at a river crossing.

woods    
trees    
Woods and forests, etc are not noticed by the strip maps. There are a few comments about vegetation.
At Liphook the little scene includes:-
ENORMOUS CHESTNUT TREE
outside the Royal Oak.

county    
County boundaries and counties are ignored.

settlements    
Settlements are shown by black shapes representing built up areas; for bigger settlements the black is reduced to grey shading. The size of the area indicates the size of place. All places are labelled with th same size of italic block caps, eg:-
WINCHESTER
ROMSEY
HURSLEY
Any size of place might have a little scene; Winchester, Romsey and Hursely each have one.
Larger towns have a separate town plan. In Hampshire this is Winchester, Portsmouth and Southampton.

roads    
The road for a particular route is drawn with a broad double line filled a bright red fill. The rest of the map is mostly black and white line work, so the road is prominent. The roads show bends and wiggles, but with its exagerated width it is difficult to know how useful these are in helping you know your position on the map.
Some side roads are drawn with a narrower double line. If it is an important route it is also coloured red, and labelled with its destination and the distance. For example at Cosham on the Portsmouth road (p.37 m.65'7) the routes:-
To CHICHESTER 13
To FAREHAM 5
are shown, the side road extending a way from the main route.
Notice that at Cosham the main route goes round the village and the ?older road through is drawn as a side road.
At some junctions there is a little scene of the route as seen from the car. On this scene there might be a discreet red arrow, showing clearly on the black and white line drawing, indicating the route to be taken. For example: at Horndean (p.35 m.59'4) the little scene shows the turning, with a finger post, and an arrow in the road to take the bend to the right.

road distances    
distances from London    
At every mile a red line is drawn across the road to mark the 'milestones'. These are not numbered. But, at the top of each page (mostly) the distance reached from London is given. Eg (p.95):-
FROM LONDON 57 MILES
at Whitchurch.
If you want to find out the intermediate distances you count back from the top of the page, or look back to the page before and count forward ... Ask, do you need to know exactly, or is that knowledge just comforting.

miscellaneous    
There are some small details to notice, some just incidental but some perhaps systematic inclusions on the maps.

phone boxes    
Telephone boxes are drawn as a rectangular shape with two windows, labelled:-
PHONE BOX
In Hampshire routes there are phone boxes at:-
p.35 m.49'1 opposite the Jolly Drovers (not shown at the same position on p.57)
p.35 m.54'0 2m beyond Petersfield
p.57 m.31'0 in Blackwater
p.63 m.54'7 between Basingstoke and Winchester
p.81 m.73'7 at Lopcombe Corner (Wilts)
No boxes are shown in larger settlements, they are presuambly taken for granted?

level crossings    
railways    
A few level crossings are drawn, implying a railway, looking like a bridge. In Hampshire at:-
p.57 m.30'6 at Blackwater across the Reading, Guildford and Reigate Railway.
p.96 m.63'2 at Andover across the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway
At Worting there is a little scene showing a railway bridge, with a train crossing. The road goes under the London and Southampton Railway.

inns    
A lot of inns are labelled or included in the little scenes. More inns have been left out! In Hampshire routes:-
p.33 m.44'0 Royal Anchor, Liphook in little scene
p.35 m.49'2 labelled:-
JOLLY DROVER'S INN
p.35 m.52'3 unnamed inn, Petersfield, in little scene.
p.57 m.27'4 marked by a block just beyond Bagshot, Surrey, drawn in little scene, and labelled:-
JOLLY FARMER
p.61 m.50'5 marked by block between Basingstoke and Winchester, included in little scene, labelled:-
SUN INN
p.67 m.67'0 unnamed inn at Otterbourne in the little scene.
p.71 m.70'0 unnamed inn at Ampfield in the little scene.
p.74 m.93 at Hinton Admiral, the little scene includes the:-
CAT & FIDDLE INN
p.79 m.64'1 marked by a block between Sutton Scotney and Stockbridge, in a little scene, labelled:-
LECKFORD HUT
p.81 m.67 at Stockbridge, the coaching inn on the right in the little scene.
p.95 m.51'1 marked by a block between Basingstoke and Whitchurch, included in a little scene, labelled:-
OLD INN
p.95 m.53'5 unnamed inn at Overton in the little scene.

bus shelters    
In several little scenes there is small sentry box which might be the local style of bus shelter? Example p.57 m.34 at Hartford Bridge Flats.

signposts    
Though very tiny, there are some sign posts, finger posts, included in the little scenes. For example:-
p.33 m.42 on Bramshott Common
p.35 m.59 at Horndean
p.37 m.65 at Portsdown Hill

piers    
Southsea Pier is drawn in the little scene p.37.

gibbets    
Outside Hampshire; p.33 m.39 has a little scene captioned:-
GIBBET HILL
depicting the hill and the gibbet.

telegraph poles    
Notice in several little scenes the telegraph poles beside the road. Example p.35 m.55.

trams    
At Waterlooville, the extent of the Portsmouth tramway system? the little scene has trams, p.37 m.63.

mills    
paper mills    
At Laverstoke, p.95 m.55 there is a label:-
MILL ON TEST WHERE BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE PAPER IS MADE

town gates    
Two little scenes show town gates:-
p.67 m.75 Southampton
p.71 m.63 Winchester, West Gate

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ALTITUDE FIGURES Relief data is given by altitude figures in feet above sea level along the routes.
Distances are given in miles'furlongs, estimating between the mile marks on the strip maps.

London to Portsmouth
     
mile'furlong altitude feet  
40'0 785 Hindhead
40'5 686  
41'4 600  
42'4 516  
43'4 310  
44'0   Liphook
44'4 360  
44'6 333  
45'7 389  
46'5 458  
48'0 400 Rake
49'0 500  
49'7 410  
50'6 220  
51'3   Sheet
51'4 200  
52'2   Petersfield
53'5 250  
53'7 290  
55'6 429  
56'1 400  
57'0 448  
57'2 430  
57'7 375  
58'4 306  
59'4   Horndean
60'5 242  
62'3 58  
64'6 300  
    no more figures
71'0   Portsmouth

London to Southampton
     
mile'furlong altitude feet  
26'4   Bagshot
28'1 364  
30'1 200  
30'6   Blackwater
31'5 300  
32'5 332  
35'3   Hartford Bridge
36'3 222  
37'6 247  
41'1 334  
42'4 236  
43'5 325  
46'0   Basingstoke
47'6 371  
49'0 537  
50'3 463  
51'2 412  
52'7 516  
53'6 401  
55'0 309  
55'4 296  
56'5 306  
57'4 358  
57'7 300  
58'6 342  
59'0 271  
59'7 297  
63'0   Winchester
64'0 108  
64'7 205  
65'6 142  
66'0 227  
66'5 92  
67'1 234  
67'5 225  
68'0 138  
69'0 93  
70'0 134  
    no more figures
75'0   Southampton

London to Bournemouth
     
mile'furlong altitude feet  
63'0   Winchester
64'0 364  
64'4 434  
65'1 384  
66'0 400  
66'2 208  
66'7 181  
67'7 150  
68'3 130  
69'7 234  
70'4 169  
72'7 55  
73'2   Romsey
75'1 168  
75'6 180  
76'3 40  
78'5 122  
79'3   Cadnam
80'0 102  
81'0 149  
82'0 108  
83'0   Lyndhurst
85'0 79  
86'4 87  
87'6 106  
88'6 200  
90'4 206  
91'1 211  
92'0 184  
92'6 153  
94'7 24  
97'0   Christchurch
...

London to Weymouth
     
mile'furlong altitude feet  
45'4   Bagshot
48'5 537  
50'2 463  
51'5 412  
52'3 458  
53'2 593  
54'6 484  
55'5 456  
56'5 368  
57'5 344  
58'0 208  
59'0   Sutton Scotney
61'0 220  
63'0 258  
63'6 321  
64'0 347  
64'7 389  
66'0 30  
67'0   Stockbridge
67'5 115  
68'0 291  
69'0 220  
69'3 243  
69'5 157  
70'0 200  
71'2 282  
71'5 291  
72'3 272  
73'3 372  
73'7   Lopcombe Corner

London to Exeter
     
mile'furlong altitude feet  
45'4   Basingstoke
47'1 306  
48'1 447  
49'5 374  
50'7 324  
53'0 384  
53'6   Overton
56'0 262  
57'0   Whitchurch
59'6 353  
60'0 256  
60'5 336  
61'4 351  
62'3 290  
63'0   Andover
64'3 227  
65'2 273  
65'6 293  
66'3 287  
67'5 346  
69'0   Middle Wallop
70'1 255  
70'5 312  
71'1   Lopcombe Corner
71'2 449  
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REFERENCES
: 1920=1929 (?): On the Road & Dunlop Pictorial Road Plans: Burrow, E J and Co (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and London): vol.2 (SW England)
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ITEMS  in HMCMS Map Collection and Private Collections   (scanned item in bold)
  private collection (9) -- road book
  private collection (9_33) -- strip map (p.33)
  private collection (9_35) -- strip map (p.35)
  private collection (9_37) -- strip map (p.37)
  private collection (9_57) -- strip map (p.57)
  private collection (9_59) -- strip map (p.59)
  private collection (9_61) -- strip map (p.61)
  private collection (9_63) -- strip map (p.63)
  private collection (9_67) -- strip map (p.67)
  private collection (9_71) -- strip map (p.71)
  private collection (9_73) -- strip map (p.73)
  private collection (9_74) -- strip map (p.74)
  private collection (9_75) -- strip map (p.75)
  private collection (9_78) -- strip map (p.78)
  private collection (9_79) -- strip map (p.79)
  private collection (9_81) -- strip map (p.81)
  private collection (9_95) -- strip map (p.95)
  private collection (9_96) -- strip map (p.96)
  private collection (9_97) -- strip map (p.97)
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