Ordnance Survey maps are very useful to the local historian as they trace the development of buildings, settlements and landscapes across the 19 th and 20 th centuries. This continuous series of maps, ...

Although lacking the detail of more localized plans, county maps date back much further and show the development of transport communications, the approximate locations of great parks and aristocratic ...

The River Ribble at Ribchester is the starting point for the opening walk of the book. Pic: Blog Preston. A new book which ...

Despite the northern hemisphere entering spring in just a few days' time, the UK is bracing for a return ... towards the northeast and down to Wales. Maps from WXCharts also show a drop in the ...

The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal squad was scrambled after “potential ordnance” was found on a Dorset beach – only find it was an upturned saucepan. A well-meaning member of the public contacted the ...

The Royal Navy’s bomb disposal squad was scrambled after “potential ordnance” was found on a Dorset beach – only find it was an upturned saucepan. A well-meaning member of the public ...

The UK is bracing itself for a return to winter, as snow and subzero temperatures are forecast to hit the British Isles in late March. Weather maps show a band of snow showers stretching hundreds ...

John Davidson heads out before breakfast to make the most of the quiet roads and glorious sunshine on South Loch Ness-side ...

A major London museum was evacuated after a visitor brought suspected WW2 “ordnance” into the site. The Imperial War Museum in Kennington, which houses a large number of WW2 objects ...

Physical maps are still great for planning, but obviously not for following directions on the move. You don’t have to be following a route to be seeing lots of relevant information on the screen ...

Weather maps have turned purple for later this month ... “The dominant area of high pressure will gradually drift away to the east of the UK through the early part of next week.