On 03/07/2017 20:39, Col wrote:
On 03/07/2017 14:32, Vidcapper wrote:
On 03/07/2017 13:15, Norman Lynagh wrote:
I love browsing old maps and the following site has been brought to my
attention



http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore



Using the drop-down menus on the left brings up all sorts of
interesting maps,
all of which are zoomable.

A marvellous resource which will probably consume far too much of my
time :-)


Oh yes, I've known about this site for years!

I often use the Overlay option to track the railway lines that Beeching
destroyed...

I've always had something of a fascination with disused railways.
I would track (no pun intended) them on Google Earth just to see how far
I could follow them. The line of trees you get as you follow an old
railway cutting was always a dead giveaway!

There used to be 5 railway stations in Cheltenham, now there is only
one. Two branch lines were also closed, though the track bed of one
still exists as a cycle path.



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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham