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Posted: Fri 03 Oct, 2008 6:23 pm
by simonm
In all my years walking, bussing, cycling, driving, riding past this place I have never ever heard it called the Wiring field. If my attempt at loading the image fails, it's the one big open field behind St Barts and the google co-ordinates are53° 47' 40.32" N1° 35' 06.10" W Obviously the co-ordinates initial figures have the little degree symbolDoes anyone know how it got that name. I can't find any ref to it.
Posted: Fri 03 Oct, 2008 7:27 pm
by chameleon
You mean this simon °Hold down ALT and type 0176 from the number pad to get it.
Posted: Sun 05 Oct, 2008 10:34 pm
by simonm
Cheers mate. did it and it worked. Many thanksAny idea's peeps over the name?
Posted: Sun 05 Oct, 2008 11:14 pm
by chameleon
simonm wrote: Cheers mate. did it and it worked. Many thanksAny idea's peeps over the name? Had a thought simon, you could use ALT 0176 when you're giving Munki the third about the skulls article
Posted: Mon 06 Oct, 2008 9:14 am
by Si
Maybe it's not an actual name, but a description, like 'Rope Walk.' This was a long thin field where cords were twisted to make rope. Perhaps this was the wire equivalent? Just a thought.
Posted: Mon 06 Oct, 2008 10:57 am
by simonm
It's possible I suppose. Just saw it for the fisrt time on the larger scale map and found myself worndering if the knowlege base on here could help
Posted: Wed 08 Oct, 2008 1:21 pm
by simonm
I take it thats a no then?
Posted: Wed 08 Oct, 2008 7:45 pm
by Tasa
Well, I've tried to find out something about this and failed dismally! Yes, it's on several old maps as Wiring Field but not a clue as to why. I have a couple of things still to research but have drawn a blank so far. I'll post again if I find out anything Simon.
Posted: Wed 08 Oct, 2008 7:54 pm
by tyke bhoy
Interestingly its listed as a village in GMTs a-z of towns and villages in West Yorkshire<
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-z ... yorkshire/>
Posted: Wed 08 Oct, 2008 8:38 pm
by Tasa
Yes, I saw that too Tyke Bhoy, and wondered if it was the name of a small local district within Armley rather than an actual field (the size of the typeface on the old maps bears this out too). I looked it up to see if it was a derivation of a Saxon or Viking name, but no luck...