Like google earth? you will love this

[DAVEVO9]

Go back in time with old O/S maps.. Follow the instructions, it's very addictive.



http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html?z=5&x=...

Edited by DAVEVO9 on Saturday 18th July 13:22

[CommanderJameson]

Fabulous website that's catastrophically broken in IE8 and Safari, although it can be coaxed into sanity by clicking the compatibility button in IE8.

Thanks, though - I'm bewitched by old maps.

[CommanderJameson]

Aha! It works properly in Firefox, including the transparent overlay of the modern map. Result!

[EDLT]

Wow, all this really was fields.

[SystemParanoia]

great for finding greenlanes

[DAVEVO9]

I thought Milton Keynes was a complete new town? Seems like it was around in 1938!

[Muzzer]

DAVEVO9 said:

I thought Milton Keynes was a complete new town? Seems like it was around in 1938!

That's Milton Keynes Village. A lot older than the 'new city' and still there today, albeit heavily developed around.

They didn't start from scratch with MK and just build a new town - it was more connecting of existing villages, small developments and small towns with housing estates and industrial complexes to form a much bigger town.

[john_p]

Interesting to see all the old train lines that have long since closed. Would do wonders for the roads and commuters if some of them were reopened and extended.

[Los Palmas 7]

Muzzer said:

DAVEVO9 said:

I thought Milton Keynes was a complete new town? Seems like it was around in 1938!

That's Milton Keynes Village. A lot older than the 'new city' and still there today, albeit heavily developed around.

They didn't start from scratch with MK and just build a new town - it was more connecting of existing villages, small developments and small towns with housing estates and industrial complexes to form a much bigger town.

What he said. We were delivering over that way last week and drove from one of the new bits into Wolverton - it was like going back in time.

[The_Cheeseman]

Bah, trust it to have nothing of the Humber area where I live!

[King Herald]

Muzzer said:

They didn't start from scratch with MK and just build a new town - it was more connecting of existing villages, small developments and small towns with housing estates and industrial complexes to form a much bigger town.

So, pretty much like every big town in the country?

john_p said:

Interesting to see all the old train lines that have long since closed. Would do wonders for the roads and commuters if some of them were reopened and extended.

Most of them were closed by Beeching in the sixties, some sort of political power play I beleive.....

Interesting read: http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/index....

[V8mate]

Great find. Thanks

[Morningside]

So there is something new on the Internet

Very good. Thanks for posting.

[davido140]

King Herald said:

Most of them were closed by Beeching in the sixties, some sort of political power play I beleive.....

Interesting read: http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/index....

Always thought it was because they were haemoraging money from the then state owned railway that needed desparately to save cash.

He certainly wasnt a popular chap, but did what needed to be done..

ETA Ironic that when beeching was "doing his stuff" Motorways were heralded as "the future" of transport!

Edited by davido140 on Monday 20th July 17:11

[King Herald]

davido140 said:

Always thought it was because they were haemoraging money from the then state owned railway that needed desparately to save cash.

He certainly wasnt a popular chap, but did what needed to be done..

Well, that is one school of thought on the subject, but I'd bet money there are many more.

[davido140]

King Herald said:

davido140 said:

Always thought it was because they were haemoraging money from the then state owned railway that needed desparately to save cash.

He certainly wasnt a popular chap, but did what needed to be done..

Well, that is one school of thought on the subject, but I'd bet money there are many more.

Agreed! I think the other popular one is "he fked up the railways good and proper"

[Scraggles]

borked in chrome as well, ste coded website

[trooperiziz]

King Herald said:

Muzzer said:

They didn't start from scratch with MK and just build a new town - it was more connecting of existing villages, small developments and small towns with housing estates and industrial complexes to form a much bigger town.

So, pretty much like every big town in the country?

Pretty much, it just happened a lot more recently than other towns, and was more of a considered plan.

[Moose.]

Great site! Works fine under Firefox too