gritineye Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Just been sent a link to this, it lets you compare 1930s and 1940s maps side by side with modern road maps, other options are available in the drop down menues top right hand of screen, rather good I thought: http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=54.46040189933922&lon=-2.36143413408849&gz=13&oz=7>=6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubbyHumber Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 What a really excellent website, particularly for research. Where has it been hidden before! Thanks for posting this.:-) Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanter Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 I second that comment very interesting bit of kit, cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Good link I seen something similar before but the link has changed -perhaps there was previously a problem with copyrights. The old 1930-40s maps were those that the 1958 definative maps were based on, these were quite heavily used by organisations such as the Ramblers and Rural England to re-establish rights of way which were being lost due to temporary changes during WW2 and during the changes to argriculture in the 1950s. These maps are really good for seeing the way the land was when defences were built to defend britain in WW2 as many roads particulary in the South East have little resemblence to 1940. Whether the sample overview of Kirkby Steven that popped up when I used it is a good example as nothing much changed in that area in 70 years -you'll still get chased off the Rights of Way on Warcop if you try using them.:shocked::-D Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted July 13, 2010 Author Share Posted July 13, 2010 Steve, thanks for the background info, that link was the one sent to me by my mate as we have just had a great few days up there on the Settle Carlisle railway, not meant as an example really... :-) As you say very useful if for instance you are trying to understand pillbox positions ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 gritineyewe have just had a great few days up there on the Settle Carlisle railway Yes a great route, did you go to the Eden Valey Railway? -it looked very lack lustre last time I was up that way. That's another thing this map site is good for -pre Beeching railways, if your so inclinded. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 yes indeed, thanks for the link. We have a pill box in my village which no one seams to care about. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Already found it usefull. Trying to track down the Heavy AA batery that was on the top of Paul's Wood Hill. I can now see how the housing has expanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Wish they had something for Europe too, very useful website! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 Wish they had something for Europe too, very useful website! To many damn grids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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