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Title: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 02:42:44 Some old maps - but which town? Just one each, please, as per usual".
1. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_01.jpg) 2. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_02.jpg) 3. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_03.jpg) 4. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_04.jpg) 5. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_05.jpg) 6. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_06.jpg) 7. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_07.jpg) 8. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_08.jpg) 9. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_09.jpg) Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: old original on December 20, 2020, 07:19:55 8 - Tavistock
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: Reginald25 on December 20, 2020, 07:58:48 6 Radstock
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: Adelante_CCT on December 20, 2020, 08:22:16 3 Didcot
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: bradshaw on December 20, 2020, 08:23:25 7 Taunton
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: TonyN on December 20, 2020, 08:59:23 2 Slough
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: Oxonhutch on December 20, 2020, 09:08:49 1. Corsham
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: froome on December 20, 2020, 09:40:19 5 Dilton Marsh
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 09:49:13 Goodness those are going quickly! All answers given so far are correct.
1. Corsham 2 Slough 3 Didcot 5 Dilton Marsh 6 Radstock 7 Taunton 8 - Tavistock Which just leaves numbers 4 and 9 ... 4. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_04.jpg) 9. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/1900_m_09.jpg) Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: CyclingSid on December 20, 2020, 09:53:49 4. Bridport
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: eightonedee on December 20, 2020, 10:04:02 Which must make 9 Melksham!
Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 10:22:03 4. Bridport Which must make 9 Melksham! Both correct ... my goodness ... not even 10:30 on Sunday morning and the quiz has been completed! Well done to one and all (all nine!) Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: froome on December 20, 2020, 11:17:06 I suspect a lot of us are very interested in both old maps and local history, so this will have been tailor made.
Some village maps might be more challenging though... Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: stuving on December 20, 2020, 11:31:54 I suspect a lot of us are very interested in both old maps and local history, so this will have been tailor made. Some village maps might be more challenging though... ... and all of them I think had either a distinctive track layout or a place name locals would know - and anyone else could look up. Tomorrow's might take a little longer. Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 11:37:33 I suspect a lot of us are very interested in both old maps and local history, so this will have been tailor made. Some village maps might be more challenging though... Thank you. It was a fun one to put together (though more work than many quizzes to remove much give-away text!) You tease on village maps ... have you any to hand you would like to challenge members on? Happy to host the images .... Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 11:38:47 Tomorrow's might take a little longer. Look forward to it :D Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: grahame on December 20, 2020, 17:49:50 I suspect a lot of us are very interested in both old maps and local history, so this will have been tailor made. I have been having a "play" ... linking the station information system to old maps at the National Library for Scotland ... click on the disruption map to open it up much larger then click on the station of interest and you'll get loads of links - see http://www.passenger.chat/24396 (http://www.wellho.net/pix/csmapper_10.jpg) (http://www.wellho.net/pix/csmapper_11.jpg) (http://www.wellho.net/pix/csmapper_12.jpg) Title: Re: Perhaps your town? What was it like in 1900? Old map quiz - 2020/19/20 Post by: TonyK on December 21, 2020, 10:33:07 Sorry I'm late.
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