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robwinton


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Post: #1
23-02-2008 10:18 PM

Anybody see anything odd about this map?

Any guesses where it can be found and therefore how helpful it might be to guests?

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robwinton


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23-02-2008 10:21 PM

Obviously the question of location is facetious as there is a bit of a clue.

I'm guessing this is not content provided by the Ordnance Survey

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Snazy


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23-02-2008 10:33 PM

Oh dear, where the hell did you get that from? lol

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thenutfield


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23-02-2008 11:45 PM

it might not be as wrong as it looks. the big block of flats that runs from Vale Lodge up to near(ish) the station on Perry Vale has Perry Streete written along it (bar the odd missing letter). Could be a historical reference here?

Or, could be by the same map makers that have done that big map on the FH Central hoardings, and decided to call Bermondsey 'Bermondsy'!

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bigjulie


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24-02-2008 12:23 AM

it won't be very helpful if you are looking for a post office or a wc!

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stevegrindlay


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24-02-2008 12:42 AM

Ridiculous! It ceased to be Perystrete maybe two centuries ago (it was definitely Perry Vale by 1843). The block of flats that thenutfield refers to was simply the result of someone plucking a nostalgic name from an old map. This was, and still is, a sometimes absurd way of choosing names for streets and flats.


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brian


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24-02-2008 07:59 AM

Biggest joke in my mind is ( Industrial Estate ) . What industrial products are manufactured here or is just a couple of warehouses.

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robwinton


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24-02-2008 08:33 AM

Smile

OK, just to be clear, this is the map offered by Southern at the station (under the covered area on the platform) for the local area.

Shows how often we look at it, but I wonder what a lost visitor would make of it

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Snazy


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24-02-2008 09:55 AM

Fair comments and good detective work mate Smile
Are you going to feed it back to Southern?

robwinton wrote:
Smile

OK, just to be clear, this is the map offered by Southern at the station (under the covered area on the platform) for the local area.

Shows how often we look at it, but I wonder what a lost visitor would make of it

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michael


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24-02-2008 10:10 AM

Meet the managers http://www.southernrailway.com/main.php?page_id=92
This Thursday 28th February from 7:30am.
Please take a few minutes to stop and speak to them if you are passing through London Bridge.

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robwinton


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24-02-2008 01:48 PM

unfortunately I will not - maybe someone can do it on my behalf?

I wonder who they'll blame for this? The printers? The Council? The historians? The government? Cannot possibly be them or their shareholders!

have fun!

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falkor


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Post: #12
24-02-2008 07:21 PM

That is bad... Southern should be ashamed of themselves.

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hilltopgeneral


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25-02-2008 10:43 AM

Deliberate errors and what you migth call 'quirks' have long been included on maps by the cartographers and publishers to prevent others copying them.

If you think that's bad, have a look at this map that a certain estate agents links to:
http://www.woosterstock.co.uk/Map.php?id...8&y=173637

This is a family site but have a look in the area around St William of York school...

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Snazy


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25-02-2008 11:12 AM

hilltopgeneral wrote:
Deliberate errors and what you migth call 'quirks' have long been included on maps by the cartographers and publishers to prevent others copying them.

If you think that's bad, have a look at this map that a certain estate agents links to:
http://www.woosterstock.co.uk/Map.php?id...8&y=173637

This is a family site but have a look in the area around St William of York school...


Ohmy
Oh my god! Thats shocking...

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andrewr


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Post: #15
25-02-2008 01:45 PM

Better link to ~Google Maps - they have it spelt right!

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Happysnapper


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Post: #16
15-05-2008 07:17 AM

I noticed the other day that thei bus stop map is totally out of date too....

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