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#365DaysOfBiking- June 17th - I love lupins. These tall flowers grow wild along... June 17, 2013
- June 17th - At Spring Road station in Birmingham, I overheard to... June 17, 2013
- June 16th - Not sure what the deal is here, to be honest. At... June 17, 2013
- June 16th - A ride out to Cannock Chase in the afternoon. The... June 17, 2013
- June 15th - Returning from the Canal Festival at Pelsall, I... June 15, 2013
- June 15th - Yesterday, a local tweeter spotted something amusing... June 15, 2013
- June 14th - The roadside verges and hedgerows are an unusually... June 14, 2013
- June 14th - Headed out to Lichfield late afternoon, and battled... June 14, 2013
- June 13th - I took a diversion from my usual route to Darlaston... June 14, 2013
- June 13th - At Birchills, on the way to Darlaston, I spotted... June 14, 2013
- June 12th - An awful commute from a weather point of view. The... June 14, 2013
- June 11th - What goes up… must come down. It’s been a few... June 12, 2013
- Bob’s music
- R.E.M. – The Flowers Of Guatemala - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Swan Swan H - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Salsa (Underneath The Bunker) - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Bad Day - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – These Days - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – March Song (King Of Birds) - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Hyena - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Fall On Me - Athens Demo
- R.E.M. – Superman - 2011 - Remaster
- R.E.M. – Swan Swan H - 2011 - Remaster
Tag Archives: Brownhills maps
A la carte
Maps provide a strong, almost incontestable record of the physical history of a place. They show us what came, what went, what was gained, and what was lost. Here in Britain, we have one of the best provisioners of cartography … Continue reading →
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
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Tagged 1:25000 1948, 1:25000 1951, Brownhills maps, David Archer Maps, Google Earth, Google Earth overlays, Lichfield maps, Mapping, maps, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, SK00, SK10
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Mapping the past – now for something completely different.
I’ve been fiddling for some time now with digital maps. I’ve always loved their paper forebears; a map is a promise, a portent of future exploration, a pointer to places and journeys yet to be experienced. When I open a … Continue reading →
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Clayhanger stuff, cycling, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Shared media, Walsall Wood stuff
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Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Brownhills maps, Clayhanger, Custom Maps, digital maps, Garmin, Google Earth, Google Earth overlay, GPS, Local History, Old maps, old maps of Brownhills, Ordnance Survey, Oregon, OS, Panoramio, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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