freerange Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I've just found a great website, that has old maps of the UK, including one of where we live from 1847 - http://www.old-maps.co.uk The main road we live on was just fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 It's fascinating to think about what was going on in the same location years before you even existed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 That's great fun and really interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Excellent site! I found an aerial photo I was looking at over the weekend - I'll put it in 'The Good Life' Our house didn't exist until 1926 so it shows as a plot of land belonging to the Congregational Chapel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley-Jean Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Brilliant site. Have bookmarked for future use. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 That's really interesting Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Oooh - love this site - have just sent the link to loads of family and friends too. Thank you! Where I live in grimy inner East-End was a farm in 1887! And now the local pub has the same name as the farm did all those years ago. So interesting. Cookie. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 This is really good BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Methinks someone has too much time on his hands now Looked for my house but the map didn't have it There was one 50 years later which it should be on but for some reason it won't load I will go back and look later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I live in a 400 year old cottage. untill 30 years ago this house had 10 acres of land.. we now have 40sq foot and we are completly surrounded by council houses and flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Great site - spent ages looking at it while I should be doing what I'm payed for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Story of my life Gina *What appraisal form she thinks* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 oh yes, I can relate to appraisals Louise. They like those A LOT here Maybe I'll just stick the Omlet address on mine next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I think I definitely should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Appraisals Just survived my own, and then doing 2 of my colleagues appraisals in the past week. Exhausting, but we're all appreciated and still in employment which is good news; the lack of a payraise is not quite so good. I loved the website, I can probably have a great time typing in some old addresses and checking the areas out. My own address threw up no suprises, my whole area used to be a large woodland, but in the 50's they started eroding away at it with new building and a naturist holiday camp, and now we just have a small (but perfectly formed ) woodland left, with quite a lot of housing around it. Dan, I used to live across the road from Bank's in Wolverhampton, with the park behind, and the ring road just at the top of the road. Fun days in Chapel Ash, back in the early 80's. It'll have changed a bit since I was last there I'm sure. Not that I have any desire to go back and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
