Help with Maps please

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 6:12 pm

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 ?

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 6:51 pm

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!

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 7:14 pm

Here you go -http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsi ... .htmlThese have changed over the years with many old ones becoming redundant.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 7:27 pm

Thanks for that Gents - have seen a wm an a 1906map.Will post when I've done the footwork.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:18 pm

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?

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:21 pm

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.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:23 pm

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.

jim · Post by **jim** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:25 pm

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! )

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:35 pm

I thought you meant windmill actually,although you are correct wm is weighing machine on some inner city maps.

Si · Post by Si » Mon 19 Jul, 2010 8:36 pm

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?