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Richard Jones

I’m flabbergasted and not a little impressed by the ’ precision evident on this early cast marker. I have seen distances recorded to the nearest 1/4 mile (440yd resolution); distances recorded to the nearest furlong (220yd resolution); but never one recording distance to the nearest !!! I wonder who needed to know it was exactly 1056yds to Stocks? (I know I’m cheating but it’s too good not to tag with )

Cast iron mile marker painted white. Some rusting showing through. Black lettering reads ‘TO STOCKS 1/2 MILE 176 YARDS’. Gorgeous black manicle at top pointing left. Hedgerow behind.
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Richard Jones

Contrast my last of an with these ‘new’ ones walked today. post- lane. Unnaturally courses, drawn by , unsympathetic to the grain of the country. They speak of , , the of , the rise of , the debasement of , and the eradication of . In more than one way, these lifeless lanes symbolise how we have destroyed in the last 200 years.

Unmade track. Puddles in ruts. Grassed centre and narrow verges. Hawthorn hedgerows, with standard trees. Distant buildings. Blue sky with clouds.
Unmade track, grass centre and overgrown verges. Unkempt hawthorn hedges. Several trees growing through hedge. Straight way disappears to a vanishing point in middle distance. Grey cloudy sky.
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This is why you can get a 1:2000 Ordinance map for any part of the UK.

“For centuries, though, no one had set out to systematically and accurately map the British isles in their entirety. It was not until the 19th century that os created the first comprehensive, detailed picture of #Britain. Just as today’s paper os #maps fit together in a jigsaw that stretches over the country, when os began its #cartographic project around 1800 it progressed sheet by sheet. The task would take eight decades and involved considerable hardship for the hundreds of #surveyors employed to carry it out.”

#ordinance #os / #cartography / #surveying <economist.com/interactive/brit>

The EconomistHow intrepid Victorian surveyors mapped the length and breadth of BritainToday’s country walkers owe much to the theodolite-lugging cartographers of the early Ordnance Survey
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Who is Who in Kenya 1982-1983 by Mutuku Nzioki; J.M. Ng'ang'a; R. G. Opondo; Talat Dar; M.B. Dar; Josaphat O. Mithiga; David M. Mbiti

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Nairobi: Africa Book Services (E.A.) Ltd.

Internet ArchiveWho is Who in Kenya 1982-1983 : Mutuku Nzioki : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveNairobi: Africa Book Services (E.A.) Ltd.
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