tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post2729778540128693514..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: The Map That Came to LifePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-9319184675333458172023-04-11T16:44:25.287+01:002023-04-11T16:44:25.287+01:00This book is now selling on the second-hand market...This book is now selling on the second-hand market for £200+ - I have seen one copy selling at £500. I think it would be lovely for it to be reprinted in today’s world! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-85438379756278251872013-03-02T08:37:27.642+00:002013-03-02T08:37:27.642+00:00E Berris: Thank you. I'll look out for South C...E Berris: Thank you. I'll look out for South Country Secrets.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-5975534111529412452013-03-01T18:25:04.268+00:002013-03-01T18:25:04.268+00:00In the same spirit ( but no colour pictures) is a ...In the same spirit ( but no colour pictures) is a much loved Puffin "South Country Secrets", in which the children stick a pin in a map and then set out to explore that place ( all in the south of England). By Barbara Euphan Todd and her husband "Klaxon" in 1947.<br />E. BerrisE Berrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444426908291693984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-62998457076943810322009-08-04T17:45:35.365+01:002009-08-04T17:45:35.365+01:00My article on the book is now available to downloa...My article on the book is now available to download as a PDF from this link:<br /> <br />http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education/mappingnews/previouseditions/35/p26-29.pdfAlan Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-32420195406262966732009-02-28T21:01:00.000+00:002009-02-28T21:01:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comment. £3.50 well spent, I'd say....Thanks for the comment. £3.50 well spent, I'd say. <BR/><BR/>I mean some time to do a post about Ordnance Survey maps and their usefulness to those who want to look at buildings. And perhaps another on my friend Kitty Hauser's marvellous book <I>Bloody Old Britain</I>, which is about O G S Crawford's life and work with the OS, in archaeology, and all the rest.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-22392142581076526302009-02-28T19:31:00.000+00:002009-02-28T19:31:00.000+00:00Just been writing about this book again - I have a...Just been writing about this book again - I have an article in the next issue of the Ordnance Survey's Mapping News which talks about this book and how it can be used as a tool for exploring modern day maps. Have a second hand copy, paid £3.50 for mine (I was robbed...)<BR/>Nice blog !Alan Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528013029514239163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-64472875003045401542008-10-09T17:36:00.000+01:002008-10-09T17:36:00.000+01:00I posted my URL incorrectly. It should have been h...I posted my URL incorrectly. It should have been http://diaphania.blogspirit.com - my thoughts on Lampitt there nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-18998130752302128362008-10-09T16:34:00.000+01:002008-10-09T16:34:00.000+01:00David - Thanks for the link. I paid exactly £1 for...David - Thanks for the link. I paid exactly £1 for my copy, which is in reasonable condition but is not a first edition. So there are bargains to be had if you're lucky.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-31394905429428387762008-10-09T16:28:00.000+01:002008-10-09T16:28:00.000+01:00Lampitt's style has great appeal.http://www.fullta...Lampitt's style has great appeal.<BR/><BR/>http://www.fulltable.com/vts/aoi/l/lampitt/city/c10.jpg<BR/><BR/>I'm curious to know how much you paid, as I'd like to get a copy. There seem to be few available secondhand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-71704122426363569772008-10-09T07:51:00.000+01:002008-10-09T07:51:00.000+01:00Typically I didn't look at 'The Valley Grows Up' b...Typically I didn't look at 'The Valley Grows Up' before making that last comment. In fact Osmond's pictures stretch from a phenomenal 5000BC to 1900. And 'The Map that Came to Life'is advertised on the back flap.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-52893210446008078622008-10-08T23:34:00.000+01:002008-10-08T23:34:00.000+01:00Philip this is terrific! I think the book (it's on...Philip this is terrific! I think the book (it's one of my all time favourites) should be reprinted immediately in facsimile. Thankyou for reminding me about it. It also brought to mind another beautifully enriching book from my childhood called 'A Valley Grows Up'. It shows, through a series of superb paintings by Edward Osmond, the same bend of a river going around a hill- from prehistoric times to 1953.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com