mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
Found this one recently whilst perusing some old mainline UK lines.
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.5647&lon=-1.7918&layers=168&b=1
It's produced by the National Library of Scotland, but includes all parts of the UK. The link I've selected should open over a highly detailed OS 25 inch map 1892-1905 of Swindon in Wiltshire, (once you've cleared the opening help screen). You can move the map to all parts of the UK. You can also select different scales and years.
I've used old maps before, but the advantage of this site over others is that it has a slider which allows you to fade the historic mapped detail in and out over modern satellite imagery, and merge it to your preferred transparency.
I used to flip between the "Old Maps" site and Google Earth to identify current locations of old railway infrastructure. This new find makes it so much easier to locate exactly where things used to be.
Hope users will find it useful.
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=51.5647&lon=-1.7918&layers=168&b=1
It's produced by the National Library of Scotland, but includes all parts of the UK. The link I've selected should open over a highly detailed OS 25 inch map 1892-1905 of Swindon in Wiltshire, (once you've cleared the opening help screen). You can move the map to all parts of the UK. You can also select different scales and years.
I've used old maps before, but the advantage of this site over others is that it has a slider which allows you to fade the historic mapped detail in and out over modern satellite imagery, and merge it to your preferred transparency.
I used to flip between the "Old Maps" site and Google Earth to identify current locations of old railway infrastructure. This new find makes it so much easier to locate exactly where things used to be.
Hope users will find it useful.