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Aldridge? We can see right through you…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Reader Mike Hawes requested that I do the Google Earth overlay trick with last weekend’s Aldridge Northwest 1914 map, so I’ve done just that. This was a very difficult one to align, as something seems erroneous about the drafting of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Walsall community, Walsall Wood stuff | Tagged Aldridge, Canal, Common, Dumblederry, Google Earth, GPS basemap, KMZ, Leighswood, Local History, Mike Hawes, mining, old map, Old maps, OS Map, overlay, scanned maps, Staffordshire | 4 Comments
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