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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Mr Brightside on April 13, 2020, 04:00:42 pm

Title: Hisorical Maps & Photos
Post by: Mr Brightside on April 13, 2020, 04:00:42 pm

For anyone who likes playing with maps the National library of Scotland has this clever tool for overlaying various historical maps onto present day ones.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/spy/index.cfm?fbclid=IwAR24HxsI4QQEG7StMr8ez_jkdl1yCa7KOXJt2rlayYroiPwkFJi681xHT8Q#zoom=15&lat=53.52140&lon=-1.10774&layers=193&b=1&r=30 (https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/spy/index.cfm?fbclid=IwAR24HxsI4QQEG7StMr8ez_jkdl1yCa7KOXJt2rlayYroiPwkFJi681xHT8Q#zoom=15&lat=53.52140&lon=-1.10774&layers=193&b=1&r=30)

And there's also 'Britain from above' showing images from the Aerofilms collection from 1919 to 2006 including a 1935 shot of Belle Vue and Doncaster Airport.

https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/map?country=global&view=map#0,262466.52493474324,609599.6708161779 (https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/map?country=global&view=map#0,262466.52493474324,609599.6708161779)

Title: Re: Hisorical Maps & Photos
Post by: redarmy82 on April 13, 2020, 04:26:47 pm

Great stuff

Title: Re: Hisorical Maps & Photos
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 13, 2020, 06:01:47 pm

That's fantastic MrB. Ta for that.

Title: Re: Hisorical Maps & Photos
Post by: Bentley Bullet on April 13, 2020, 06:17:06 pm

Brilliant. Just found a picture of the farm where our house now stands. It's built on where the barn was!

Title: Re: Hisorical Maps & Photos
Post by: wilts rover on April 13, 2020, 08:38:46 pm

Fascinating stuff, thanks Mr Brightside