A Great Map Site

[kaye]

A friend sent me this website, so I thought I would share it with you all. ?:smilie:

It's unique in that you only have to download the County that you are currently researching in.

http://archivemaps.com/mapco/lewis/lewis.htm

Kaye. :smilie:

[Len]

I really think this site is worth saving to a hints and tips folder as it gives a good out line of the counties in the 1800, one problem I had with it was when i came to print out the map showing hanley Castle what was shown on the screen and what was printed off the map was different.

so to get what i wanted I had to do a screen Grab, and that worked, :biggrin:

thanks Kaye

[maggiefishblue]

Hi Kaye,

What a great site :biggrin: the maps are lovely - and detailed too.

I haven't tried to print one off yet - what is a screen grab please Len?

Maggie :smilie:

[chrisg]

Hi Gang :smilie:

going to have a play with this site too asap

Just received in the post today my first 3 copies of certs and can't wait to do a BMD trawl on my ggg grandmother as I now know her maiden name was potentially Mary Moor before she married Henry Burford and they had Henry Jnr. whose cert I have just obtained [1852] :smilie:

The address is somewhat puzzling on the cert. it reads Bridge End, Hagley - I was told today that there are two Hagleys so I will try the Worcestershire one first as all the Census name this particular one :smilie:

so its off to the BMD site before I start packing the car for the holiday :smilie:

Chris :cool:

[chrisg]

Just to share with you my good luck today

whilst in Manchester I called in Central Library and made a general enquiry at their Local Studies Desk

the staff were incredibly supportive offering to find the relevant old maps then photocopy them and, to my amazement 4 out of the 6 streets I was looking for 1850-1899 are still there today

so taking a leaf out of Len's book and previous emails he's mentioned I'm off with my digital camera next week to take pics. of the streets hoping the existing houses still stand!:)

.. and, today Sunday I have just done a Google Earth on those old addresses to see what they look like now - some still existing but as maisonettes others terraced housing schemes - good to compare the old with the new housing

chris:cool:

[kaye]

Hi Chris,:)

Thats really good news...four out of six streets after all this time are great odds.

Your going to enjoy yourself taking photographs there,:) hope we get to see them, it's an amazing feeling to walk in our ancestors' footsteps.

Google Earth is simply amazing isn't it ? mind boggling :eek:

Have fun taking photos,

Kaye.:)