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Welcome to the ordnancemaps groups at Yahoo. This is open to anybody with an Interest in Ordnance Survey maps - as is the Charles Close Society...
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Philip Fry
philipfry@...
Jan 21, 2001 4:25 pm
First, just to say how pleased I am to have this facility - many thanks to Pete for setting it up. After what is generally accepted as the wettest Autumn on...
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david@...
Jan 22, 2001 6:47 pm
Greetings to this new list, to Peter for setting it up and to all members. Best wishes, David Archer The Pentre, Kerry, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, SY16 4PD ...
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Peter Stubbs
pete@...
Jan 22, 2001 7:30 pm
Thanks David, ... So far there are only 6 members on the list. Check out the web site www.egroups.com/group/ordnancemaps you will need the password that was...
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david@...
Jan 22, 2001 8:44 pm
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Philip Fry
philipfry@...
Jan 23, 2001 12:08 pm
... Yes, I'd wondered about that David. I think the answer may lie in the reason that on sign up 'cookies' were sent down to our computer's, it seems quite a...
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pstubbs@...
Jan 23, 2001 12:35 pm
Philip, Thanks - I have added some comments in below >>>>> <<<<< Pete ... (Philip, David and others ) have then you are not told your password - you have to...
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Chris Higley
editor@...
Jan 23, 2001 1:26 pm
... I think that the main problem is likely to be that the width, and even the existence of a watercourse will depend on the season of the year and how much...
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pete@...
Jan 23, 2001 2:56 pm
... profile ... Principle ... Yes it does seem odd. You can always be economical with the truth. Pete...
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cottrem@...
Jan 23, 2001 3:03 pm
Do you mean lie? Well in that case I am going to be aged 115. Mike pete@... on 23/01/2001 14:52:36 Please respond to ordnancemaps@... To:...
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Peter Stubbs
pete@...
Jan 23, 2001 3:03 pm
... profile ... Principle ... Chris, If you also untick the box it is not displayed in the public area. I assume you have done that as your birthday is not...
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Peter Stubbs
pete@...
Jan 23, 2001 7:31 pm
Hi everyone, I am getting to grips with the options that are available for ordnancemaps. It is now set up so that anybody at all can view the messages on the...
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Chris Higley
editor@...
Jan 24, 2001 10:33 am
I have recently been invited to subscribe to the ordnancemaps mailing list at egroups.co.uk and was rather surprised to discover that I could not enter my name...
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Philip Fry
philipfry@...
Jan 29, 2001 11:23 am
... In theory I might agree, but in practice this does not appear to be the case. In fact over the years it has often been a source of intrigue to me just how...
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Jan 29, 2001 12:04 pm
The 19th century and earlier 20th century ruling on OS small scale mapping was to show rivers and steams over 15 feet (4.6 metres) in width by double lines;...
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David Shirt
dshirt@...
Feb 2, 2001 2:02 am
I have joined the discussion group at the suggestion of Peter Stubbs, who suggested that I post a query about books here. Though I have been collecting OS maps...
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Philip Fry
philipfry@...
Feb 2, 2001 5:02 am
Richard, Many thanks for this. You've obviously supplied the answer. Your comments on the background to the 1:25,000 series I also found really interesting. I...
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pstubbs@...
Feb 2, 2001 12:46 pm
Your may be interested in Lot 269 of the forthcoming "James Bond" auction at Christies on 14th February 2001 - sale number 9017. The description is... From...
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Feb 2, 2001 5:40 pm
Have you tried David Archer for the out-of-print Messenger 3rd large book? However, only 300 were printed, and it is not a common 2nd hand item. Similarly, I...
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Feb 2, 2001 5:46 pm
Philip - and anyone else!:- I think the real problem is not so much the use of blue per se, as of the use of blue for other things on the map: motorways...
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johnfowler_uk@...
Feb 3, 2001 4:12 pm
Thankyou Webmaster "Philip Fry" (?) for kindly organising this site, it's just what we need as I hate writing letters! I stumbled on it by accident converting...
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Chris Higley
editor@...
Feb 4, 2001 11:03 pm
... We should make it clear that this group was set up with the full knowledge of the Charles Close Society Committee and will be advertised in Sheetlines 60....
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Feb 5, 2001 12:53 pm
As a member of the CCS Committee who agreed to setting `ordnancemaps' up, allow me point out that one object was to enable the rapid exchange of ideas, etc,...
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Jacqui Dicker
jacquidicker@...
Feb 9, 2001 3:57 pm
I was given your web address by David Archer after asking him for a little help and was wondering if any of you eould be able to answer my question. I have...
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Philip Fry
philipfry@...
Feb 10, 2001 11:11 am
I must confess I've not the foggiest what "georectified historical maps" are. It has occured to me however if these 'tanks' you mention, could perhaps refer to...
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Jacqui Dicker
jacquidicker@...
Feb 12, 2001 10:23 am
... From: "Jacqui Dicker" <JacquiDicker@...> Organization: Purbeck DC To: ordnancemaps@... Date sent:...
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Feb 12, 2001 12:38 pm
These `tanks' could really be anything, but if they appear to be open squares then they will probably be water tanks; I have never heard of fuel oil or nasty...
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dckimber@...
Feb 15, 2001 2:24 pm
I receive the publications, "Small scale map products current editions and forthcoming titles" and "Pathfinder maps no longer available" from Ordnance Survey. ...
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david@...
Feb 15, 2001 8:15 pm
Last November I wrote to Jo Williams about errors in the November 2000 "Pathfinder maps no longer available". There seemed to be trouble with the letter m. The...
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Richard Oliver
R.R.Oliver@...
Feb 16, 2001 12:39 pm
My experience (following notification of a couple of 1:50,000 `funnies' a few weeks ago) is that OS is only too glad to receive correction: though I do wonder...
