OS One Inch 7th Series map coverage

[c2R]

And for today, we have on the 1967 layer, Sheet 97 (York) revision B/*. This one includes LOTS of changes along the A1 from the extant 1960 revision on the Seventh Series layer.

Ferrybridge looks a bit lonely without any road improvement!

yes, clearly a key period in original A1 improvements in the area.

[Steven]

One more ticked off the list - on the 1965 layer, Sheet 26 (Lochcarron), revision A//*.

[Steven]

After a short pause for breath, two new maps have been added today, which have revealed the 1960 layer.

They are:

Sheet 65 (Kintyre) and 66 (Island of Arran), both being Revision A/.

A comparison between those two, and the extant sheets on the "Seventh Series" layer shows that the two on that layer both have differences, and therefore are both Revision A from 1956. This has then updated the layer annotations, and the 1956 stand-alone layer has had these two maps added to it. It also means that we now have copies of every edition of these two sheets, which sounds really impressive until you realise that only two revisions were ever produced!

If you like playing "spot the difference", these two are quite good ones - in both cases they're quite subtle changes.

[Steven]

And today, some additions from 1962:

Sheets 20 (Ullapool), 37 (Kingussie) and 51 (Iona and Colonsay); all Revision A/.

This has also shows that the Sheet 51 on the "Seventh Series" layer is Revision A, so it has been annotated appropriately, and also added to the 1956 layer.

[Steven]

And a catch-up from 1963 today.

Sheet 42 (Ballater) Revision A/
Sheet 44 (Coll and Tiree) Revision A/
Sheet 79 (Stranraer) Revision B
Sheet 81 (Dalbeattie) Revision B

The first two are another that we now have every revision ever printed online - again because there were only ever two!

[Steven]

The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that there were a few additions from 1964 a couple of days ago. They are:

Sheet 69 (Selkirk) Revision B
Sheet 77 (Hexham) Revision B
Sheet 145 (Banbury) Revision A///*
Sheet 149 (Colchester) Revision A//*
Sheet 188 (Torquay) Revision A/

Enjoy!

[Steven]

Some from 1965 have now appeared:

Sheet 22 (Dornoch) Revision A/
Sheet 31 (Peterhead) Revision A/
Sheet 53 (Loch Lomond) Revision A//*
Sheet 63 (Dunbar) Revision C
Sheet 64 (Berwick-upon-Tweed) Revision B

The layer is looking a little more busy now - and there are a number more from 1965 are in the pipeline too, so hopefully there should be more additions in the next few days.

[Steven]

And some more 1965 One Inch sheets today. They're all Revision B of the following:

Sheet 72 (Girvan)
Sheet 73 (New Galloway)
Sheet 74 (Dumfries)

[Steven]

A large batch of maps on the 1965 One Inch layer has appeared tonight:

Sheet 115 (Pwllheli) Revision C/*
Sheet 118 (Shrewsbury) Revision C/*
Sheet 169 (Aldershot) Revision A//*
Sheet 175 (Okehampton) Revision A/*
Sheet 184 (Hastings) Revision A/*

[Steven]

And today we move onto the 1966 One Inch layer with the following additions:

21 (Bonar Bridge) Revision A/
102 (Huddersfield) Revision B/*
152 (Carmarthen and Tenby) Revision C
155 (Bristol and Newport) Revision A///*
164 (Minehead) Revision B

That lot has a couple of highlights for me - for all you Scottish Highlands enthusiasts we now have all revisions of Sheet 21 online. Sheet 102 has a nice bit of M1 under construction north of Sheffield, and Sheet 155 has some lovely half-built motorways around Bristol - a tiny stretch of M5 slamming into a roundabout, a half-open M4/M5 interchange, and the first bit of M32 back when it was just the M4 Hambrook Spur meaning that all M4 traffic basically ended up on an unclassified road...

[Truvelo]

The Hambrook Spur is interesting as the map suggests what is now the A4174 flows directly onto Bromley Heath Road. I know the A4174 was originally meant to take a closer line into town on its eastern side but I don't think that was the intended route.

[Isleworth1961]

The Hambrook Spur is interesting as the map suggests what is now the A4174 flows directly onto Bromley Heath Road. I know the A4174 was originally meant to take a closer line into town on its eastern side but I don't think that was the intended route.

Yes, the road which is now the A4174 through Hambrook did indeed used to flow into the Bromley Heath Road. It was only when the Ring Road was extended eastwards, the Bromley Heath Roundabout was then created.

Looking at the M4, I was always under the impression it opened from Tormarton right through to the Severn Bridge, but the map shows only from Hambrook.

[Steven]

Today's additions are in a big strip along the south of England:

174 (Bude) Revision A/*
178 (Dorchester) Revision A/
179 (Bournemouth) Revision B
180 (The Solent) Revision B
190 (Truro and Falmouth) Revision A/

[Steven]

Today sees the biggest set of additions to date: 14 maps from 1967. They are:

Sheet 6 (Kirkwall) Revision A/
Sheet 9 (Cape Wrath) Revision A//
Sheet 14 (Lairg) Revision A/*
Sheet 28 (Inverness) Revision A//
Sheet 41 (Braemar) Revision A//
Sheet 57 (Islay) Revision A//
Sheet 98 (Market Weighton) Revision B/*
Sheet 111 (Buxton and Matlock) Revision B/*
Sheet 116 (Dolgellau) Revision B/*
Sheet 117 (Bala and Welshpool) Revision B/*
Sheet 122 (Melton Mowbray) Revision B/*
Sheet 129 (Ludlow) Revision C
Sheet 130 (Kidderminster) Revision B
Sheet 132 (Coventry and Rugby) Revision C

That's quite a lot there really - more Scottish sheets now have every revision ever online, and there's other interesting bits and bobs around the place, including a tiny amount of A46(M) here

What interesting things does everyone else find?

[Robert Kilcoyne]

Interesting points from Sheet 111 (Buxton and Matlock) Revision B/*:-
The A622 between Bakewell and Hathersage
The A623 starting and ending on the A6 (terminating in Rowsley instead of on the A619 in Baslow)
The A6102 terminating on the A616.

[Johnathan404]

Future proofing on the A446

[c2R]

That's quite a lot there really - more Scottish sheets now have every revision ever online, and there's other interesting bits and bobs around the place, including a tiny amount of A46(M) here

I've never thought about this before, but I wonder why the bridges to the southern relief road don't tie in directly to the A46(M), but instead it just leads straight into a commercial zone...?

[Steven]

That's quite a lot there really - more Scottish sheets now have every revision ever online, and there's other interesting bits and bobs around the place, including a tiny amount of A46(M) here

I've never thought about this before, but I wonder why the bridges to the southern relief road don't tie in directly to the A46(M), but instead it just leads straight into a commercial zone...?

The original plan was to have the Outer Ring Road meet the A46(M) at the terminal junction - If you zoom out a bit on a modern map and squint you can see the built route suddenly turns SW over the Soar Valley where the sections to the east aims right at the erstwhile A46(M) terminus.

[Steven]

Several more 1967 One Inch maps today:

Sheet 135 (Cambridge and Ely) Revision B
Sheet 139 (Cardigan) Revision C
Sheet 140 (Llandovery) Revision C
Sheet 158 (Oxford and Newbury) Revision B
Sheet 166 (Frome) Revision A//*
Sheet 176 (Exeter) Revision B
Sheet 182 (Brighton and Worthing) Revision A//*
Sheet 186 (Bodmin and Launceston) Revision B

Again, there's quite a lot of interesting things across those maps, and I'd love to hear what people find.

I've also added the 1959 layer in, which is a little sparse other than in the north of Scotland. By my reckoning, we've added 82 new One Inch maps since 3 February - quite some progress really!

[Mattemotorway]

Today sees the biggest set of additions to date: 14 maps from 1967. They are:
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Sheet 41 (Braemar) Revision A//
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Just thought I'd mention that whilst that sheet appears on the 1967 layer, it doesn't appear on the 'all' layer.