On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 20:58:43 +0100 Alan Bowring ... know just how many copies of these experimental maps were ever produced and how difficult is it to come by...
Richard Oliver
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May 2, 2002 12:42 pm
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The Stanfords email newsletter arrived, I clicked on the Maps in Literature item, and was delighted to find this quote from American travel writer Bill Bryson,...
This may be of more than a little interest. The book is by far the best ever written on an Ordnance Survey subject. R.O. ... Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 18:19:27...
Richard Oliver
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May 3, 2002 1:48 pm
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Dear Long-Suffering Readers, I need my memory jogging! Some time last year I saw briefly a slide of a recent OS experiment in obtaining 1:50,000 mapping wholly...
Richard Oliver
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May 3, 2002 2:07 pm
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The following information comes from an impeccable source within OS: Landranger map: `over the next 24' months OS will start introducing a new production...
Richard Oliver
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May 4, 2002 12:19 pm
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In grid square SO2469 - Landranger's 148 and 136 - are marked objects which have long been a puzzle to me. On my latest maps they are termed "Old Observing...
Intriguing! 1:50,000 First Series Sheet 137 (A Edition, 1974) has them marked as 'Beacons'. They are not marked on the half-inch sheet 22, Worcester and...
... So my memory was accurate. Good! ... On my 'Pathfinder' of the area the words "Pipe lines" are marked at that spot. But this raises another question: On...
I can't contribute anything re observing points, but I think pipelines are now only shown when visible above ground: this would account for their removal from...
Richard Oliver
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May 6, 2002 11:01 am
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... I don't have that Landranger but a search on Multimap.com shows that Dr Oliver's memory is excellent! I recall another much shorter pipeline in the Peak...
The message <009f01c1f51a$60ceb980$8f997ed4@oemcomputer> ... That'll be it! At the risk of pedantry, Elan Valley Aqueduct anoraks will tell you that for most...
Richard Oliver's comments on the 4th make me wonder if a new Landranger series is in the pipeline (putting the OS Select to one side as a nominal 'Series 2a')....
Thanks to Bob Sayers and Jack Kirby for theior postings. It seems at present as though the total length of pipeline shown in the legends of the 1:50,000...
Richard Oliver
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May 7, 2002 7:46 am
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I have been studying the 1905 second edition 6" map for Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk 44 NW). In the built up area there are four points marked LB in italics. Also...
LB is usually letter box, P would most likely be pump, and Vic is for vicarage. Regards Lez Watson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
LB is probably Letter-box. `P' is probably Pump. `Vic' is Vicarage. R.O. On Wed, 08 May 2002 21:12:04 -0000 lostinsuffolk <Dave.King3@...> ... Richard...
Richard Oliver
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May 10, 2002 4:59 pm
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The informal Charles Close Society Landranger study group - comprising Richard Oliver, Bill Henwood, Rod Sladen, myself, and others - maintain individual...
This was received via the CCS web site. If anybody can help pleasew reply direct to Jay Murray JAYMV4L@... who is not part of the ordnancemaps egroup. ...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ordnancemaps group. File :...
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May 14, 2002 6:35 pm
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A copy of this in Revisable Text Format (rtf) )has been put on the ordnancemaps egroup in the file area - but you will need to sign in to the site to see it....
At least some of the superseded Landrangers and OLMs have this week appeared in "The Works" (A publisher and remainder bookshop) in Redditch at £2 a copy. ...
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May 17, 2002 1:33 pm
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I see the May edition of the above (or ScMPCEaFT for short) has no Landranger maps to be published in the period up to 31 July 2002. Does this mean that the...
... week appeared ... £2 a copy. ... picked up ... Wye Valley ... those eyes ... I've just bought several OLMs at 'The Works' in Newcastle. I believe that the...
Dear All, Longer threads & shop locations re. remaindered Landranger & OLM's are at uk rec walking, for those inclined to have a browse.... John Willacy ... ...
I suggest that the enquirer gets hold of a copy of the David & Charles `victorian maps' sheet 80, which is their reissue of this, which has some notes. R.O. On...
Richard Oliver
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May 20, 2002 12:49 pm
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The message <winATT-3_02-pstubbs-20203@...> ... Thanks for the information Pete - I live about 1km from the Redditch shop, but working in central...
I was lucky to be in our local WH Smiths in March when the assistant was taking out all the superseded Landranger maps. I guess there must have been about a...
