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Extract from Express & Star newspaper dated Friday 1st August 2008. The Black Country is finally to be recognised on Ordnance Survey maps after a campaign led...
In answer to David's final question: indeed there are such areas. Why not 'The Home Counties'? . . . or again in South Wales - 'The Valleys'. Perhaps OS...
At present I am taking a display of current and old / reproduction maps to various heritage events, the trials at Gibside and Kemble in the last month were...
Information from the August catalogue has been added to the summary lists and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm . Regards Lez...
A few places are still available on the following visits, as previously announced in Sheetlines : Monday 25 August : KMS (the Danish 'Ordnance Survey'),...
John Regrettably I am still doubtful for Conwy. If my personal plans change I will certainly come as a last minuter, assuming places still available. But can...
John The AIDU, Northolt visit seemed to have passed me by! Can you give me any details as I would most probably like to go to this. Regards Hugh Brookes (654) ...
... Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:30:54 +0000 (GMT) From: BRYONY COLES <bryony.coles@...> Subject: Fw: BIG VIRUS COMING Sender: BRYONY COLES...
Richard Oliver
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Aug 18, 2008 10:48 am
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Unfortunately this is the latest hoax virus. See http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_postcard_virus.htm The advice not to open any mail such as this...
Generic viral message. The only thing viral about this is the mail. There is nothing comming. These messages pop up almost weekly. Apply standard internet...
Thanks to everyone who has replied about this. I have POassed It On, and hope not to be caught out in future! Richard Oliver (distinctly analogue) [Non-text...
Oliver, Richard
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Aug 19, 2008 10:28 am
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I managed to salvage a large part of the University of Manchester Department of Planning & Landscape map collection from being thrown out - the future is...
The impression I get is that when university departments, expect possibly libraries, no longer need their maps they often chuck them in the bin, instead of...
[This is in reply to a posting on the Ordnancemaps group, but I suspect that the matter is of equal interest to lis-maps] In the disposal of surplus maps, I...
Oliver, Richard
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Aug 25, 2008 9:27 am
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I would like to make some comments as a non-academic map collector, whose also currently a student and therefore has access to Digi-Map. Digi-Map is a useful...
I have just joined the group after a friend sent me the Redkite message. I am a map collector of many years. My interest started many years ago when I was...
Richard, I raised both eyebrows when I read your description of marketing conditions for disposing of flat non-folded Ordnance Survey maps. I can think of...
It's not just academic collections. A local solicitor passed me a number of County Series plans and now wants a copy of one of them for a client. I now go to...
Hi Richard, Can I ask what exactly is held within the collection? regards Alan Silvester GIS Manager GroundSure Ltd Tel: 01273 647811 Fax: 01273 819550 Please...
Hi, A question from a newcomer I presume that these must have been the source of the figures for land use sometimes quoted in directories Has anyone ever made...
Interesting news item in today's "Times", also editorial on same subject The RCS president Ms Mary Spence has given a speech remarking on the lack of...
I suspect that directories such as Kelly's used (a) the OS indexes to 6-inch mapping for figures as to land and water, which were summarised by parish in...
Richard Oliver
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Aug 30, 2008 10:20 am
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I am unsure why this is 'Hi Richard': I have not advertised anything for disposal!! Richard Oliver On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:45:26 +0100 Alan Silvester...
Richard Oliver
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Aug 30, 2008 11:05 am
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Sorry; did not properly take note. "Royal" should have been "British". So instead of the "_Royal_ Cartographic Society" as the "Times" news item indicated, I...
"On a 'domestic' item: I note this 'board' is giving a old email address for me, Yahoo will not accept alteration." Hi Philip, If you contact Peter Stubbs /...
In Harley's descriptive manual of OS maps there are plates of writing examples for County Series 1:2500 and 1:10,560 scale maps. Included in the examples is...
David, Old Manor Houses were regarded as the Seat, or home, of a local Baronial or wealthy family. Most 19th century local history books, like the Excursions...
