Map Lovers - this is the thread for you
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Oct 2020
9:15am, 16 Oct 2020
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GordonG
a story of interest... bbc.co.uk |
Oct 2020
9:26am, 16 Oct 2020
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DeeGee
Thanks, I've signed up for that. There's about 25-30 miles in each direction between my home and the next nearest major settlement that can be reached by train, and I fancy running to each of them in time, so if I can put those labours to good use, I'd be happy to.
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Oct 2020
9:29am, 16 Oct 2020
4,434 posts
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westmoors
Saw that this morning on Breakfast. Will also be signing up.
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Oct 2020
9:34am, 16 Oct 2020
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McGoohan
Sigh mentioned it on my blog this a.m. Here's the direct link without going through the Beeb: slowways.uk I'll stick it in the sidebar too... |
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Oct 2020
9:35am, 16 Oct 2020
47,070 posts
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McGoohan
Similarly, I was blogging about the British Pilgrimage Trust with a variety of downloadable routes (FOC) on their website: britishpilgrimage.org I'll set up a routes it in the sidebar I think |
Oct 2020
10:10am, 16 Oct 2020
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becca7
Excellent. I've done loads of runs between places. Nottingham to Leicester, Leicester to Loughborough, Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Market Harborough, Tamworth, Nuneaton, Coventry.
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Oct 2020
8:13pm, 23 Oct 2020
7 posts
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mityellow
If anyone is County Durham based/visiting then you can access old Ordnance Survey maps for free on the County Record Office website (http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/article/10532/Search-Interactive-Maps). As someone who is relatively new to the county I find it really interesting looking at where I have run/walked/cycled since there were so many collieries and other industrial sites which have all vanished. Often at first glance the remnants appear natural (well... some of the time. The very orange water from one culvert on a regular route is a give away!). Don't know if other counties do the same? |
Oct 2020
9:07pm, 23 Oct 2020
19,945 posts
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ChrisHB
Surrey has an interactive map going fine-scale to the point where each rail of railway lines is shown, but not manhole covers or trees. Elevations are shown to 10 cm.
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Oct 2020
12:04am, 24 Oct 2020
16,729 posts
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Chrisull
Cornwall CC has a pretty good interactive map. https://map.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/?zoomlevel=1&xcoord=162690&ycoord=64380&wsName=ccmap&layerName= It is possible to double link this map with the 100 year old ordnance survey side by side (so moving on one moves the other), which is pretty great, but I've lost the link on how to do that now. |
Oct 2020
7:18am, 24 Oct 2020
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Big_G
I'm thinking of getting an framed old map of a local area as a present for someone. I've obviously Googled but if there are any particular recommendations of anyone that provides this service, it'd be good to read them. 
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