First posting in a month, albeit a brief one. Whilst sorting through a box of old books I came across a "3 Miles to 1 Inch" road atlas from 1957 that appears to have belonged to my cousin (presumably a long time ago as they emigrated to Canada in the 1970s.)
I really like these old maps. On the face of it they are completely redundant given their original purpose but it is fascinating to see what has changed over that period (61 years in this case).
I looked up the pages for where I was largely brought up and found the following image:
There has certainly been some urban sprawl since then but it is nothing compared to where I live now which appears practically rural by comparison:
In fairness, there has probably been more change in that area since 1997, let alone 1957 as it has changed from a small foundry village to a large commuter town in that time although the houses in which I lived in either location where in existence when the maps were produced. I suppose I should zoom in and play "I can see my house from here".
