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[OT] Old maps
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! -- Col Bolton, Lancashire 160m asl Snow videos: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg |
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On 03/07/2017 17:36, Metman2012 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 :-) As another who loves maps, thanks, I have bookmarked this site. Are you aware of http://www.oldmapsonline.org and also https://www.charlesclosesociety.org/. I have a complete set of 1:50000, 7th series 1" and my oldest OS maps are dated ~1914. My wife says I'm the only person he knows who curls up with a good map - but obviously there are more than just me. Great resource of old aerial photographs http://ncap.org.uk/ -- George in Swanston, Edinburgh, 580'asl www.swanstonweather.co.uk |
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On 03/07/17 19:33, wrote:
I have always loved pouring over maps. Whatever turns you on. I'm just wondering - or trying not to - what it is that you pour over them. ;-) -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer] Web-site: http://www.scarlet-jade.com/ Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or an idiot from any direction! [Irish proverb] |
[OT] Old maps
"Norman Lynagh" wrote in message
... 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 :-) -- Norman Lynagh Tideswell, Derbyshire 303m a.s.l. http://peakdistrictweather.org Twitter: @TideswellWeathr That's great Norman, Thanks for the link. -- Bernard Burton Satellite images and weather data for Wokingham at: www.woksat.info/wwp.html --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
[OT] Old maps
On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 10:30:22 PM UTC+1, Graham P Davis wrote:
On 03/07/17 19:33, I have always loved pouring over maps. Whatever turns you on. I'm just wondering - or trying not to - what it is that you pour over them. ;-) -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer] Web-site: http://www.scarlet-jade.com/ Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or an idiot from any direction! [Irish proverb] ------ OK, I don't really pour over them. I mostly just pier at them. Len ------- |
[OT] Old maps
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. -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
[OT] Old maps
On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 7:02:19 PM UTC+1, Alan White wrote:
On 3 Jul 2017 12:15:24 GMT, "Norman Lynagh" wrote: I love browsing old maps and the following site has been brought to my attention http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore That is brilliant, Norman, many thanks. -- Alan White Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent. By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland. Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather In a previous existence I did some mapping - of a geological nature. At that time it was NW of Scotand where the gaps in the maps were. Anyway here's a pic of the intrepid mappers near a mountain you may recognised - desperately searching for the nearest pub http://www.turnstone-cottage.co.uk/Mapping.html. At The Inchnadamph Hotel they let us serve ourselves drinks into the early hour, with an honesty jar. Those were the days. It wasn't really that brown, the photo had deteriorated badly before I scanned it. It was a rare gap in the rain. Graham Penzance |
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On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 01:49:56 -0700 (PDT), Graham Easterling
wrote: ... near a mountain you may recognised... Suilven! -- Alan White Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent. By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland. Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather |
[OT] Old maps
On Tuesday, 4 July 2017 07:11:59 UTC+1, vidcapper wrote:
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. Does the viaduct still exist near Andoversford junction? I used to look out for the daily Southern loco at Lansdown Bridge, coming to Cheltenham via the Midland and South Western Junction Railway (Via Swindon Town and Cirencester Watermoor). I'm guessing the 5 stations were Lansdown, Malvern Road, St James, Racecourse (still in use?) and Charlton Kings? MartinR -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
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