In the context of a dispute concerning the historic width of a heathland track - as shown by a double dashed line on an OS 1:2500 map of 1881 :- How much...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Apr 25, 2009 10:58 am
Is the date 1881 that of survey or publication? And which county is it? These have considerable bearing on a possible answer! Richard Oliver ...
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John Andrews
priory6
Apr 25, 2009 2:11 pm
It is in NW Suffolk and is an approx. 1/2 mile section of the so-called Icknield Way which has been obliterated where it crosses what is now a large arable...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
Apr 27, 2009 8:00 am
This woulds be a 1:2500 drawn with a view to photo-reduction to 6-inch, so the width would be conventionalised. Relying on it for a width to within 2-3 ft...
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John Andrews
priory6
Apr 27, 2009 8:35 am
Ricahrd Many thanks. That is extremely helpful. john Andrews ... From: Oliver, Richard To: ordnancemaps@... Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 8:52 AM ...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
Apr 27, 2009 2:34 pm
...from the Financial Times Weekend magazine. See hear Jimmy: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9f45f2fe-2d76-11de-9eba-00144feabdc0.html Lez...
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ALAN BOWRING
alan371741
Apr 27, 2009 8:34 pm
Being a regular roamer across Mynydd Llangatwg (sans GPS) I can confirm both the usefulness and the uselessness of an OS 25K map on this sort of terrain where...
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John Davies
jomidav
Apr 28, 2009 8:33 am
Sheetfinder on CCS website has now been further enhanced by Ed Fielden. The program now lists six-inch County sheets as well as one-inch and 1:50,000 sheets...
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Bill Batchelor
william412784
Apr 30, 2009 6:31 pm
I see that Memory-Map is now advertising early OS one-inch mapping that can be used on their program See - http://www.memory-map.co.uk/historical/...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
May 1, 2009 1:39 pm
Dear All Apologies for cross posting this preliminary announcement. Anne *__* *_British Cartographic Society (BCS)_* *_Map Curators’ Group (MCG) Workshop...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
May 1, 2009 3:36 pm
It looks as though they are using the Cassini scans. (I believe Cassini scanned the New Popular, but decided against publishing it in paper form, apart from...
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rjhwinterbottom
May 4, 2009 2:05 pm
Following a visit to Croome Park (SO 88 44)I looked at several versions of One-Inch Sheet 144 to see how things had changed. The first revision to admit to the...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
May 4, 2009 3:33 pm
Not really but the site is worth following up . This is from Alan Turnbull's 'Secret Bases' site: Until 2005, another satellite ground terminal could be found...
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Chris Higley
scocjh
May 4, 2009 3:43 pm
... The 'tramways' are also shown on the A edition of the 1:50,000 Second series sheet 150, 1978. Radio telescopes were erected at the disused airfield at...
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Chris Higley
scocjh
May 4, 2009 4:17 pm
PS: A little Googling will bring up the folowing extract from 'Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern (Reports of Observatories)' in Quarterly Journal of the Royal...
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John Davies
jomidav
May 5, 2009 2:50 pm
Query received at CCS website from keith_boughey@... Anyone help ? Thanks John Dear Sir/Madam, I am currently writing a paper on the work of J.M.N....
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
May 6, 2009 10:06 am
Dear all Apologies for cross posting The next Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography will be held in the Harrods Room, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK...
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Oliver, Richard
R.R.Oliver@...
May 6, 2009 2:40 pm
I have not previously heard of Mr Colls in any OS connexion. Given the lowly status of practically all the civilians on the OS in the 1840s, it is natural to...
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John Davies
jomidav
May 8, 2009 6:53 am
The latest version of Sheetfinder is now available on Charles Close Society website at http://www.charlesclosesociety.org/sheetfinder/sheetfinder.html This...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
May 12, 2009 8:32 am
Dear all Apologies for cross posting The next Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography will be held in the Harrods Room, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK...
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andrewbbarton
May 15, 2009 6:41 pm
Hello everyone I'm a member of the Charles Close Society and am travelling to the CCS AGM in Ludlow tomorrow (16 May) but have managed to lose the details of...
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Chris Higley
scocjh
May 15, 2009 6:45 pm
Andy, et al The meeting tomorrow is at The Old School Hall, Mill Street, Ludlow, SY8 1GU. grid ref: SO 510743 1030 Coffee 1100 Alex Kent's talk 1200 AGM 1430...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
May 18, 2009 2:17 pm
Information from the latest OS catalogue has been added to the summary lists (v4.37) and may be found at http://www.watsonlv.addr.com/os-maps.htm . Regards Lez...
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DAVID KIMBER
dckimber
May 18, 2009 3:59 pm
The Cambridge Guided Busway is due to open in summer 2009 With regard to the section that has been constructed on the disused railway line between Cambridge...
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iain taylor
mapman@...
May 18, 2009 6:39 pm
Just a note to say that Ottawa, Canada's 'Transitway' is 25 years old and now has 34 kms of bus-only roadway. There are still vigourous debates about...
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ALAN BOWRING
alan371741
May 18, 2009 7:12 pm
I recall that back in the 1970's when the new 'busway' system was established in Runcorn New Town, OS chose to depict it in yellow as a minor road with '4.3m...
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David D Miller
miller_dduk
May 19, 2009 2:16 pm
The 1-mile length of guided busway in Edinburgh was shown on the 1:25,000 map as a normal unfenced 'white' road. I'm slightly surprised it wasn't shown as...
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mike9558
May 20, 2009 2:56 pm
Hi all apologies for shameless plugging, but my book Map Addict (Collins) is now out. Amazon listing here -...
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Lez Watson
lez_watson
May 20, 2009 7:00 pm
Hi Mike, I'm so pleased I bought a copy from you on Saturday. Am about a third the way through and enjoying it immensely. Cheers Lez PS Plug away!...
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Anne Taylor
aemt216
May 29, 2009 12:11 pm
Dear All Apologies for cross posting The outline programme for the 2009/10 Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography is given below. Details are also...
