Hi, You might like to visit this web page, which is an official part of the OS website. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/jsp/mapshop/mapShop.jsp? ...
Can anyone suggest how I can obtain OS Triglists for specific urban areas ? I'd like to be able to view or interrogate lists which were valid in the 1970s and...
The summary lists have been updated and may be found at _http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm_ (http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm) as usual. Lez...
Hi, ... May I suggest that the owner/moderator of this group uses the option setting to moderate the first message from a new member? This gives you the chance...
Following the CCS Midlands Group meeting on Thursday where I offered up a new list of 1:50 000 map covers, I've placed the list on the 'my_hosting' area of my...
Dear all, Five questions relating to the OS One-Inch (1:63,360)Popular editions published for Scotland in the 1920's. 1. The copies I have seen to date all...
Excellent summary Jack! I can expand on a few points from this, ... I remember reading to begin with during the retrigaulation - the Pillar Man - the person...
Though a brief history might be of interest: * Trigpoints in the modern sense have been in use for surveying since General Roy set up a baseline on Hounslow...
I am sure all CCS members will have been delighted to have seen that our Chairman has been appointed OBE in the New Year"s Honours List. Congratulations and...
As many will know, the term 'road used as public path' ('RUPP') which appears on definitive maps of public rights of way and hence on OS 1:25000 and 1:50000...
I've only rcecently noticed that finger posts (direction indicators) in Dorset usually have the OS grid reference on them. This is either a metal-cast circle,...
Glad to hear you're out of hospital, Tony. Have dipped in to your web site occasionally - milestone are another curiosity like trigs, well-mapped by the OS,...
Hello Everyone, A couple of days ago I came up with an idea for a new site: http://www.mapping.org.uk The site will hopefully become a knowledge base of...
... Thanks Pete Stubbs CCS webmaster I'm chairman of Largs and North Ayrshire Family History Society. I've just been asked the following question for a quiz...
Further to news of this offering, I am wondering if anyone can tell how it is possible to match cover types to states (revisions?) of the OS Seventh Series? ...
Can someone explain to me the point of a reserve which is higher than the lowest acceptable bid? If you won't sell at £1,000, what is the point of putting...
Iain, ... I have a feeling it was around the £500 pound mark. I think some bought them as investments. They were the last states and there was a booklet...
If anyone wants the information contained in the Limited Edition set at a reasonable price, I would recommend they purchase 'The Railways of Great Britain - a...
Interesting, Pete! I wonder what was the OS price in 1991? How would a complete set of flat, last states (were these ever verified?) of the Seventh compared...
I have just acquired a copy of GSGS 4072, Europe RAF 1:500 000, Sheet NW 50/5.5, Southern England and Wales, First Edition GSGS, published by War Office in...
Members may not be aware that the two new publications trailed in the current Sheetlines (no. 70) are now available for purchase. Roger Hellyer and Richard...
I am well aware that some of those who visit this forum would be aware of this site. Many others might not though. This is aimed at them. The address is as...
Anyone know the correct term for these discs? They're usually made of bronze or stainless steel and are sited at vantage points. They are different from trig...
Hi, I am carrying out some research on military sites in North Yorkshire and during my searches I have come across reference to a couple of encampments....
