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Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 6:12 pm
by dogduke
Seem to remember recently someone posted a link to what all the little icon things on maps meant,e.g. wm War Memorial.Have searched the site(not an easy task)to no avail.Can the original poster please show the link again ?
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 6:51 pm
by jim
The link was posted by Cardiarms and is on page three of the Mystery Tower thread, near the bottom of the page. As I'm a computer numpty I'm afraid I'm not up to transferring it here!
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 7:14 pm
by chameleon
Here you go -
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsi ... .htmlThese have changed over the years with many old ones becoming redundant.
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 7:27 pm
by dogduke
Thanks for that Gents - have seen a wm an a 1906map.Will post when I've done the footwork.
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:18 pm
by Si
dogduke wrote: Thanks for that Gents - have seen a wm an a 1906map.Will post when I've done the footwork. WM? War Memorial? But which war? Boer?
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:21 pm
by jim
The difficulty with these is the number of duplicated meanings for the same abbreviation. My favourite is "TH" - either Town Hall or tool house. My missus says she can see the connection.
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:23 pm
by Si
I think Tasa (where'd she go?) posted a link for map abbreviations on page 3 of the Rodley Tomb Stone thread a while back.
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:25 pm
by jim
Hi Si -crossed messages again. War Memorials are "War Meml" - "wm" is a weighing machine ( and probably several other things, I haven't the heart to look! )
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:35 pm
by Steve Jones
I thought you meant windmill actually,although you are correct wm is weighing machine on some inner city maps.
Posted: Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:36 pm
by Si
jim wrote: Hi Si -crossed messages again. War Memorials are "War Meml" - "wm" is a weighing machine ( and probably several other things, I haven't the heart to look! ) Mebbe there wasn't space on the map for the extra letters?