Old maps and data - another source

[Peter Walker]

Probably most people know of this web site, but I've just found it for the first time. I was very taken up. They also sell some interesting cds:-

https://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/redone/Warwick/birmingham.jpg

Peter

 

[Alf]

Peter
Can't dowload it

 

[Rod]

Working now Alf

 

[Alf]

Got it now Rod thanks

 

[Oisin]

Nice find, Peter. O0

 

[Rod]

Just a point here folks if you backtype on this address kindly provided by Peter THUS

https://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk then there are maps for other counties too.

 

[john 2000]

Hi"Great Map of Birmingham, but I see a lot of the areas that I know/knew, are just fields how old is the map, ?? any feed back would be helpfull O0 :knuppel2:

 

[Pomgolian]

:angel: That is a 1883 Map of Birmingham Young John. I use this site and it's maps a lot for my research. But as Di Poppitt said on another thread when she put the link on also, I was never able to down load it for others to use.
Well done Rod you've done it again. :smitten:

 

[sh]

Rod -

Just to let you know that I found Gerrard Street on the 1960's map that's offered within this site.

The older map doesn't show it; not that I can find, anyhow.

So, I'm excited. Gerrard Street, Aston Still exists. Now, to find 139 - anyone got a camera?

Blessings, shirley haas

 

[gingerjon]

only part of Gerrard street exists today half of it now beneath Holte school so it depends how much of the orignal street is still there if any as there as been developements in this area over the latter years perhaps if we can get down there at some time and have a look for you
the map you are looking at I have one in my computer room I paid £30 for it a few years back guaranteed a genuine antique print. I have maps going back to 1553 of Birmingham

 

[Michael_Ingram]

Here is an old map circa 1800. Sorry about the creases; I didn't want to squash it too much

 

[Peter Walker]

That's am interesting map, Michael. It shows the canals in their original layout, before the Stour Valley line was cut through, leaving the original meaderings as odd relics, only used for access to individual addresses.
It also shows the original moat and floodgates in the Deritend valley.
Very fascinating. Does the title contain a date?
Peter

 

[Michael_Ingram]

The map is from 'A Concise History of Birmingham containing an Account of its Ancient State and Latest Improvements: together with a statement of the arrivals and departure of mails, stagecoaches and wagons, etc., etc.,' published by R Jabet and Co. , around 1817 it is a 5th edition and so was probably published and updated regularly; perhaps annually or bi-annually. There is no information indicating the date of the map but it reads, 'Drawn by Js Sherriff of Oldswinford late of the Crescent, Birmingham. The project to build the Crescent, modelled on the one at Bath, began around 1788. Thus the map was drawn somewhere between 1790 and 1815. The Crescent can be seen on the map towoards the top in the centre. It was by Cambridge Street behind Baskerville House. The last house standing in the Cresecent was the old Crescent Theatre.

 

[loisand]

That map is brilliant, it shows the mills of Birmingham very clear and the brewery at the top of the map. I wonder if you can still get a copy of that book, anyone know or do you think it would be specialist bookshops that would be able to obtain copies? :flower: :cat:

 

[Michael_Ingram]

I did a quick book search on Google and got this
https://www.booksatpbfa.com/catalogues/details.php?catalogue_id=122&g_orderby=&g_offset=100
A copy for £95

 

[Michael_Ingram]

Also here
https://www.bonbooks.dial.pipex.com/europe.htm
£60

 

[loisand]

Thanks for the info :flower: :cat:

 

[kazza]

john, you say you have maps going back to 1553. Is it possible to check if Lodge road Aston (birthplace of Ozzy) is so called as a lodge to Aston hall once stood on the site?

 

[sh]

only part of Gerrard street exists today half of it now beneath Holte school so it depends how much of the orignal street is still there if any as there as been developements in this area over the latter years perhaps if we can get down there at some time and have a look for you
the map you are looking at I have one in my computer room I paid *‚*£30 for it a few years back guaranteed a genuine antique print. I have maps going back to 1553 of Birmingham

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Thanks, John -

I've learned that 139 Gerrard Street no longer exists; been torn down. A lot of Birmingham history has been demolished, but, fortunately, a lot still remains. sh

sh

 

[gingerjon]

lodge road aston

early Birmingham maps do not show Aston as it was not part of Birmingham till 1911 next time at the library I will try and get some Aston maps copied

 

[ColinB]

This site has on-line maps,I was searching the 1893 map,has a few gaps but well worth a look .
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/

Colin

 

[bill.dargue]

Old maps - well worth a look:
James Sherriff's 1798 map of 25 miles around Birmingham is on the Revolutionary Players website - https://www.search.revolutionarypla...tor=&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=&text=
and you can read online or download William Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire 1656 with its map of Hemlingford Hundred on the Internet Archive website - https://archive.org/details/antiquitiesofwar00dugd.

 

[Marg51]

Why do i keep getting an advert when i click on tp link, yes have deleted the box on the side

 

[Marg51]

Why do i keep getting an advert when i click on to link, yes have deleted the box on the side

 

[pjmburns]

I don't think the "revolutionary players" site is up and running at the moment. The link goes to an adverts page. A search simply says "new website coming soon". There is an archived version here https://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/target/131467/source/alpha

Janice

 

[mikejee]

The Revolutionary players site has now been relaunched, as part of History West Midlands at :

https://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/