The old red Landranger was exactly what I meant. Just played with StreetMap 
(haven't been there in years) and found my old neighbourhood - 
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=523211&y=165788&z=0 ... geo-memories!

G

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On 25 Jul 2012, at 22:36, Sam Critchley wrote:

> 
> Hi Gary, everyone,
> 
> Not sure if by "old Ordnance Survey map" you mean the Landranger series with 
> the red covers (which many Brits used to learn mapreading at school), but if 
> you do, they're still online at some zoom levels on streetmap.co.uk. Here's 
> where I grew up:
> 
> http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=219190&y=699884&z=4&sv=pa24+8ae&st=2&pc=pa24+8ae
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Sam
> 
> 
> On Jul 25, 2012, at 8:51 PM, Gary Gale wrote:
> 
>> Actually, my favourite map is probably the old Ordnance Survey map of where 
>> I grew up, but that's not online (that I know of).
>> 
>> But Tom Taylor's Boundaries map of London's ill defined neighbourhoods is 
>> still a revelation - http://boundaries.tomtaylor.co.uk/
>> 
>> G
>> 
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>> On 25 Jul 2012, at 19:08, Gary Gale wrote:
>> 
>>> That is both gorgeous, geekily clever and oddly soothing to play with. What 
>>> is there not to like?
>>> 
>>> G
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> On 25 Jul 2012, at 18:35, Tom Longson (nym) wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'm not sure this is my favorite map, but it's pretty close...
>>>> 
>>>> http://mbostock.github.com/d3/talk/20111018/force-states.html
>>>> 
>>>> What's your favorite map, and why?
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Tom Longson
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