Thanks to Elaine Owen for the lead to these videos. They are a sort of 'guerrilla history' as the presenter explores hidden things on old maps, and looks at how the areas have changed.
Here's a trip along a river's old route, for example.
I also enjoyed this investigation into an old house hidden in some Manchester woods.
Martin makes good use of old Ordnance Survey mapping and imagery to do his investigation work, and these are worth exploring, and thinking about the hidden stories in your own neighbourhood...
Dispatches from the classroom, and life as a freelance Geographer.
Showing posts with label Historical Imagery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Historical Imagery. Show all posts
Timelapse Project
The Time magazine TIMELAPSE project visualises several areas of change: from the growth of Dubai to glacial retreat.
Excellent stuff...
New Google Earth Imagery
Many parts of the UK (and elsewhere) are now benefiting from new imagery on Google Earth.
Just checked the GA's location: S1 4BF...
The image now shows the new development which has us surrounded, but if you slide the HISTORICAL IMAGERY slider back to 1999, you'll see the open spaces on each side where the foxes use to roam in the evenings (according to John Lyon) and when we still had a view up the valley... Try it for your local area...
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