Tag Archives: SK10

Time passages

Posted on September 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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A la carte

Posted on May 6, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 →

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