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#365DaysOfBiking- May 17th - Interesting to note that the Wakeboarding company who... May 18, 2013
- May 17th - Spring wends onward, despite somewhat indifferent... May 18, 2013
- May 16th - Spring is here, too, at the verges, hedgerows and... May 17, 2013
- May 16th - A day without rain, for me at least, and quite... May 17, 2013
- May 15th - It was a dreadful commute on the way to the station... May 15, 2013
- May 15th - Today, I went to Redditch for the first time in more... May 15, 2013
- May 14th - Shire Oak Hill is a very old adversary. There’s... May 14, 2013
- May 14th - Grim ride home. The morning wasn’t bad, but... May 14, 2013
- May 13th - But my, the skies did look black. For most of the... May 13, 2013
- May 13th - Not a great day. Over to Telford early, then back to... May 13, 2013
- May 12th - I have a horrid feeling that the three glorious days... May 12, 2013
- May 12th - Not often I see this. In fields just to the east of... May 12, 2013
- Bob’s music
- Public Service Broadcasting – ROYGBIV
- Public Service Broadcasting – Qomolangma
- Public Service Broadcasting – Night Mail
- Public Service Broadcasting – Signal 30
- Public Service Broadcasting – Theme From PSB
- Public Service Broadcasting – Spitfire
- Public Service Broadcasting – Inform - Educate - Entertain
- Dexys Midnight Runners – There, There My Dear (Radio1 30.05.81)
- Noah and the Whale – 5 Years Time (Sun Sun Sun)
- Elvis Costello – Beyond Belief
Tag Archives: maps
Gorgeous curves
Here’s a bit of a request stop. A few weeks ago there was a very positive response to my digitally contouring of an Ordnance Survey map in the analysis of the Watford Gap area near Sutton Coldfield.
I have a bit of clever software that can do this, and access to the mapping data to use as a canvas.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged Barr Beacon, Brownhills, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Contour, Lichfield, Mapping, maps, Ordnance Survey, Relief, Reservoir, Shire Oak, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Things to do, Topografic, Walsall, Walsall Wood
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Time passages
Now, here’s a thing. This is a teaser – I’ve got more maps. I have managed to get hold of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 sheets covering Brownhills, just seven years apart in issue date, but there’s light years between them in … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Chasewater, Churches, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged 1:25000, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Canal, cartography, Chasewater, first edition, footpaths, Local History, maps, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, pathfinder, Politics, Redevelopment, second edition, SK00, SK10, Staffordshire, Walsall Wood
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Back to the future…
While we’re in a 1980′s mood, this week I noticed that a remarkable project from the period had been rescued from potential oblivion and saved for the nation. Way back in 1986, when I was generally being a teenage geek … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Clayhanger stuff, Environment, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council, Walsall Wood stuff
Tagged AIV, BBC Micro, Belbury, Brownhills, Brownhills Carnival, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Market, Canal, Clayhanger, Computek 87, Domesday, Domesday disc, Domesday project, Domesday Project reloaded, Fiona Gooding, JH Poole, Laserdisc, Local History, maps, Midwich, multimedia, New Photos, old computing, Ordnance Survey, Shire Oak, Shire Oak School, Staffordshire, Tara Fallon, Walsall
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Map heaven!
This weekend, I’ve received some great old maps from a map dealer I’ve discovered online. I haven’t got time to do the full thing here yet, but I thought I’d preview an excerpt here from a 1951 1:25000 scale map … Continue reading
