Charles Close ============= It is pleasing to know that Charles Close is honoured by having 31 streets in the UK named after him. Here is where they are...
Silk maps If anyone is interested, there is a company that sells scarves with maps printed on them. There are many maps available, including many major cities ...
Billingsley Colliery at OSGR SO 715843 was situated about one mile south of Billingsley village. Coal was taken by road to the rail transfer point, about half...
Interesting quote: " The precise number of Ordnance Survey maps which have been published is as yet uncalculated....It is simply not possible to look at every...
Hi to you all, from a new member of the list. Having only just joined, I'm not sure whether this topic has been discussed previously, but I wonder if other...
Indexes to the 1/2500 and 6-inch scale maps : England and Wales. Originally published by the Ordnance Survey, reprinted with new, additional material....
If interested, you can read daily GIS, GPS and location-based news headlines at Web-Mapper.com. This week's Spatial Community news headlines can be viewed at ...
There is some interesting and valuable feedback on these subjects on this website. Has anyone passed it on to OS in Southampton? If not then, as an OS Chief...
The Ordnance Surveys policy as regards updating I find intriguing. The Landranger series are forever being revised and republished, yet the Explorer's can...
HI, I have received this from the web site. Anybody interested please respond direct to Gretchen Batis Oldenfinds@... and not to the list. Regards Peter...
The OS website has a news release at http://www.ordsvy.gov.uk/media/newsreleases/2001/february/quinquen.htm giving details of the forthcoming quinquennial...
I'm not a great fan of the O.S. website. Seems cluttered, and all that Java stuff gets on my nerves. O.S. hold copyright to the County Series Maps. Now if...
Hi. I enjoy local history and maps are splendid items when investingation one's locale. I'm currently interested in 1:2500 County Series maps, that is the...
I receive the publications, "Small scale map products current editions and forthcoming titles" and "Pathfinder maps no longer available" from Ordnance Survey. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...