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Stretching things a bit…

Posted on June 3, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

Long-time reader reader and friend of the blog Bev Lloyd pointed out via Facebook that she liked the topographic thing I occasionally do with maps, where I pull them into 3D representations of the contours they cover. I do this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Cannock Chase, Chasewater, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Social Media, Walsall community | Tagged 3d, Bev Lloyd, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Chasewater, Facebook, geography, Local History, Old maps, Ordnance Survey, OS, Shire Oak, Silly, Staffordshire, Stonnall, Topographic maps, Walsall Wood | 2 Comments
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