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mgnv

mgnv Report 8 Aug 2012 22:58

I go along with Kath, but it's not the easiest site to navigate.

To illustrate how I proceed, lets take a concrete example, say Cathedral Rd, Derby.

I go to http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ and look up Cathedral, clicking on the Street radio button.
I select the obvious hit, and get taken to some URL that begins with:
www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=435050&y=336576&z= etc

Now these OS coordinates identify a spot to the nearest metre.
The first is the easting - 435050, and the second is the northing - 336576.
If you zoom out on the map to 3 steps short of the most zoomed-in, you'll see the blue grid lines. These are 1 km apart, and the arrow head's just east of one of them, (50/1000 of way to next grid), and north-south wise, it's pretty much midway between the lines (576/1000 of way up).
One doesn't need to be this precise - 100m accuracy is plenty fine enough (but we got these coords for free)


Now go to Kath's URL, and just enter the coords - GO, then select the year/scale from the right hand column
The slider bars never go far enough, so adjust the coords entered and go again.

Michael

Michael Report 8 Aug 2012 13:25

Have you tried www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk?

Researching:
Stephenson,Boggon,Gilroy, Newcastle,Coxlodge,North Shields

Clive

Clive Report 7 Aug 2012 16:52

Many thanks.... a big help :-) :-) :-)

Chrissie2394

Chrissie2394 Report 6 Aug 2012 11:02

Hi Clive,

The staff at Derbyshire records office are very helpful, it may be worth giving them a ring/email

email: [email protected]

Derbyshire Record Office
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG

Bookings for original documents: 01629 538347
Bookings for Church Registers and Wills: 01629 536579
Duty Archivist: 01629 539209
Office: 01629 539202

or Derbys Studies library

E-mail: [email protected]
Post address: Derby Local Studies Library
25b Irongate
Derby
DE1 3GL
Phone: 01332 642240

Chris

Researching:
Photo is of my nan celebrating her 102nd birthday with her gt gt granddaughter.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 6 Aug 2012 10:57

Try here:-

http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html

Kath. x

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Aug 2012 09:41

Why not try googling ..................

Or contact the library

Clive

Clive Report 6 Aug 2012 09:39

I am researching my grandfather who lived in Derby between 1874 &1925. I have several known addresses and that he was an 'Iron Puddler'. I wondered how you obtained old street maps of the era that may also highlight industries i.e. Iron Works