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  • OS Map Symbols
    • by David Hawgood
      • Ordnance Survey 50K Map Symbols
        • OS 50K Symbols - Roads and paths
        • OS 50K Symbols - Railways
        • OS 50K Symbols - Water features
        • OS 50K Symbols - Land features
        • OS 50K Symbols - Rights of Way and Access
        • OS 50K Symbols - Tourist information
        • OS 50K Symbols - Abbreviations
        • OS 50K Symbols - Heights and Rock Features
        • OS 50K symbols - boundaries
        • OS 50K symbols - Antiquities
        • OS symbols basic quiz 2 - what is by the roadside
        • OS Symbols basic quiz 1
        • OS symbols advanced quiz 1
      • Typefaces on Ordnance Survey 1:50K and 1:25K maps
      • OS 25K map symbols
        • Local OS 25K map symbols
        • Tourist and Leisure symbols on OS 25K maps
        • General features - OS 25k map symbols
        • Archaeology and History OS 25K map symbols
        • Natural features and heights - OS 25K symbols
        • Boundaries - OS 25K map symbols
        • Vegetation - OS 25K map symbols
        • Railways - 25K OS map symbols
        • Rights of Way and Access - OS 25K map symbols
        • Roads and paths - OS 25K map symbols
      • Talk on OS Abbreviations and words
      • Descriptive words on OS maps
      • Examples of Ordnance Survey Abbreviations
  • Geographical Features
    • by M J Richardson
      • The Water of Leith - from source to sea
    • by Adrian S Pye
      • Watermills of the Norfolk Rivers
      • Watermills of the Suffolk Rivers
      • River Deben from source to sea
      • The River Waveney from source to sea
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Collaborative Landforms Gallery
      • Channel - Geographical Features
      • Geographical Features
    • by Rich Tea
      • The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
  • Case Studies
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Photos for use in the Classroom
      • Changing landscape
  • Building Elements
    • by Adrian S Pye
      • Architectural features illustrated
    • by Alan Murray-Rust
      • The Windows of St Wulfram, Grantham
    • by Oast House Archive
      • Building Elements
        • Window Types
        • Wall materials
        • Brick bonds and details
        • Roof Types
• Geographing
  • In the pursuit of Geographing
    • by Mr Red
      • Medieval town gates of Worcester
    • by M J Richardson
      • Crop Plants on Geograph
      • FUNGI ON GEOGRAPH and some notes about fungi
    • by JThomas
      • Land's End to John o' Groats
    • by Penny Mayes
      • Photographers' rights
    • by Thomas Nugent
      • Luton to Glasgow in 50 minutes
    • by Graham Horn
      • Traversing the Brecon Beacons
    • by Dave Dunford
      • A walk on Bleaklow
    • by Richard cattel
      • Centre of England actual
    • by Peter Standing
      • OV0000 a unique grid square at Beast Cliff
  • Just for Fun
    • by JThomas
      • Puffins Galore 2022
      • Digital Cameras Challenge 2022
      • Postboxes in Redcar - TS10
      • Postboxes in the PE Postal Area
      • Postboxes in the HU Postal Area
      • Postboxes in the YO Postal Area
      • Class 144 diesel multiple units
    • by Roy Hughes
      • DAY TRIPS BY TRAIN - 2022
    • by Anne Burgess
      • The Pillbox's Progress
    • by Bill Kasman
      • Lomond Hills Regional Park
    • by Des Colhoun
      • When Two Worlds Collide
    • by Oast House Archive
      • The Paddington Trail
      • Bus Art, London - Year of the bus
      • Monopoly
      • Herd of Hospice
    • by Robin Stott
      • Fifty shots of grey
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Name the Myriads
    • by Lynne Kirton
      • The Lord of the Squares - A Story
• Collected Writings
  • Exploring the Community
    • by Bill Kasman
      • Auchtertool Kirk
      • Kilconquhar
      • Kilrenny - possibly the East Neuk's oldest settlement
      • Elie and Earlsferry
      • West Wemyss
      • Upper Largo and Largo House
      • Lower Largo and the Serpentine Walk
      • Falkland: An historic village
    • by Adrian S Pye
      • Village signs of Norfolk
      • Village signs of Suffolk
      • Aviation Memorials in Nottinghamshire
      • Inns and Public Houses in Suffolk
      • Public Houses in Beccles Past and Present
      • Lowestoft Public Houses
      • Inns and Public Houses in Norfolk
    • by Chris Downer
      • My 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown walking project
      • Public Rights of Way in Bournemouth
    • by John M
      • Tower Blocks - neglect and renewal
      • Well Dressings
    • by Thomas Nugent
      • Glasgow's Street Murals
      • Underpass Artworks of the British Isles
      • The Glasgow Subway
    • by Oast House Archive
      • Lifeboat Stations
      • National Cycle Network
      • Wind Farms
    • by M J Richardson
      • The Solar System in West Lothian
    • by Russel Wills
      • The Taming of Dowally Burn
    • by Dave Hitchborne
      • Drive a Diesel Train Experience, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
    • by Colin Smith
      • Shere Parish Millennium Trail
      • Horsley Jubilee Trail
  • Historical Reference
    • by Thomas Nugent
      • Glasgow's Football Stadiums
      • Sir Basil Spence - Architect 1907-1976
      • Scotland's Post WWII Category A Listed Buildings
      • Scotland's Surviving Titan Cranes
      • A History of Port Glasgow
    • by Mr Red
      • Toll House, Colwall Malvern
      • Wayside Crosses, Ripple, Worcestershire
      • Wayside Cross, Haney Castle
    • by Roy Hughes
      • Commonwealth War Graves in Lickey Cemetery Extension
    • by Bill Kasman
      • Old Limekiln, Lomond Hills
      • From Mary, Queen of Scots to HRH Queen Elizabeth II
    • by Adrian S Pye
      • Stinkers in Lowestoft
      • Graves with Headstones of Occupation
      • Royal Air Force Stations in Lincolnshire
      • Norwich Remembers
      • War Memorials in Norfolk
      • Airfields and their Memorials in East Anglia
        • East Anglia World War Two Aircrew Crash Memorials
      • War Memorials in Suffolk
      • Pillboxes and other military installations in East Anglia
    • by Simon Carey
      • Wealden Furnaces and Forges
      • Gates of Ashdown Forest
    • by Julian Paren
      • The Long Winter 1962-3
    • by Robin Drayton
      • Nonconformist Chapels in Wales
    • by Lairich Rig
      • Carman Hill
      • Dumbarton Prison
      • Mains of Cardross and Castle Hill
      • The location of Pillanflatt Farm
      • Relics of the limestone industry on Dumbarton Muir
      • Dumbarton Rock and Castle
      • Dumbarton Cemetery
      • Greenock Cemetery
    • by John M
      • Great War Centenary - The Village Hall
      • Parliamentary Constituencies - Election 2017
      • Great War Centenary
      • WW1 Great War Centenary - Manufacturing in Wolverhampton
      • WW1 Great War Centenary - Auxiliary Hospitals
      • WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls
      • Legacy of the Great War on Cannock Chase
      • Watermills
      • New Lanark - World Heritage Site
    • by Bill Nicholls
      • The Battle of Ashdown
      • The Chilton Interchange
      • Spuduka's Pillbox log Thames set
        • Spuduka's Pillbox log Abingdon to Appleton
        • Spuduka's Pillbox log The Sulham Valley
      • Spuduka's Pillbox Log Upper Thames set
    • by Anne Burgess
      • Four-poster Stone Circles
      • Recumbent Stone Circles
      • Thomas Telford's Parliamentary Kirks
      • Family History Research in Scotland
    • by Stephen Craven
      • Former youth hostels of Great Britain
    • by Albert Bridge
      • Grand Central Hotel, Belfast - formerly Windsor House
      • College of Business Studies, Belfast - redevelopment
      • Belfast Rapid Transit - EWAY to Dundonald
      • Proposed footbridge across the River Lagan, Belfast
      • Chimneys and chimney pots, Northern Ireland
      • Harry Ferguson - engineer, inventor and aviator
      • The Streets Ahead project, Belfast Phase 3
      • Church and other public clocks, Northern Ireland
      • Vanished, demolished and disappeared Belfast
        • Vanished and demolished Antrim and Down
    • by Philip Halling
      • Maundy money and Maundy Thursday
      • A Visit to Abberley Clock Tower
      • Re-enactment of the Battle of Tewkesbury
    • by Ian Taylor
      • Heysham to M6 link road, Lancaster
    • by Bill Harrison
      • Aberdeen churches past and present
    • by Richard Croft
      • Redundant Lincolnshire churches
    • by Oast House Archive
      • Combe Valley Way
    • by David Anstiss
      • Cinque Ports
      • Faversham Commemorative Wall Plaques
    • by Southwark DAC
      • Church clocks of Southwark Diocese
    • by Colin Smith
      • Guildford - George Abbot Trail
    • by Dave Hitchborne
      • Civil War Re-enactment - Winceby and Old Bolingbroke
    • by Gordon Brown
      • The Killing Times
  • Things Everywhere
    • by Adrian S Pye
      • Birds of the British Isles
    • by Geographer
      • CO8 Postboxes
      • CO11 Postboxes
      • IP1 Postboxes
      • IP4 Postboxes
      • IP10 Postboxes
      • IP11 Postboxes
      • IP15 Postboxes
      • IP16 Postboxes
      • IP18 Postboxes
      • IP23 Postboxes
      • IP31 Postboxes
      • IP30 Postboxes
      • IP29 Postboxes
      • AL4 Postboxes
      • CM13 Postboxes
      • NR9 Postboxes
      • NR11 Postboxes
      • NR20 Postboxes
      • NR8 Postboxes
      • NR10 Postboxes
      • AL5 Postboxes
      • NR17 Postboxes
      • CO2 Postboxes
      • CO5 Postboxes
      • IP24 Postboxes
      • NR16 Postboxes
      • IP14 Postboxes
      • CB8 Postboxes
      • IP3 Postboxes
      • IP20 Postboxes
      • NR15 Postboxes
      • NR4 Postboxes
      • CO6 Postboxes
      • CO4 Postboxes
      • CO7 Postboxes
      • IP2 Postboxes
      • IP7 Postboxes
      • CO10 Postboxes
      • IP5 Postboxes
      • CB3 Postboxes
      • IP8 Postboxes
      • IP22 Postboxes
      • IP9 Postboxes
      • NR35 Postboxes
      • NR34 Postboxes
      • IP21 Postboxes
      • IP13 Postboxes
      • Village Halls
      • Telephone Exchanges
      • IP19 Postboxes
      • IP12 Postboxes
      • IP17 Postboxes
      • IP6 Postboxes
    • by M J Richardson
      • Autumn colours and leaf fall
    • by Andrew Hill
      • Prominent summits of the UK and Ireland
    • by Anne Burgess
      • Scotch Malt Whisky Distilleries
    • by Chris Downer
      • Postal addresses: a little history and a lot of photos
    • by Oast House Archive
      • Power Stations
      • Canals
        • Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal
      • Public houses
        • Harveys of Lewes
        • Shepherd Neame
      • Castles
        • Irish Castles
        • Scottish Castles
        • English Castles
        • Welsh Castles
      • Windmills
      • Pleasure Piers
      • Martello Towers
      • Wealden Hall Houses
      • Oast Houses
        • The Hop Farm
    • by Bill Nicholls
      • Newbury Park Way Development
    • by Dave Hitchborne
      • Classic Vehicles at Lincoln Castle
    • by David Anstiss
      • Kent Village Signs
    • by Chris Allen
      • Beam Engines in the UK
    • by Kenneth Mallard
      • Loch Lomond Steamers
  • Places
    • by Mr Red
      • Royal Forest of Dean Boundary Stones
    • by Bill Kasman
      • Cullaloe Forest and Cullaloe Reservoir
      • The Walled Garden, Silverburn Park, Leven
      • Hill of Tarvit Mansion House Gardens
      • Letham Glen, Leven
      • Pittenweem local authority recycling centre
    • by David Purchase
      • St Kilda and Rockall
      • The Pooley Bridges
    • by M J Richardson
      • Carrifran Wildwood
      • The Shipping Forecast
    • by Aleks Scholz
      • East Neuk Swimming
    • by Julian Paren
      • Colonsay and Oronsay in the Firth of Lorne
      • Seeking out the Black Isle's hidden corners
    • by Simon Carey
      • High Street, Steyning, West Sussex
      • High Street, Lindfield, West Sussex
    • by Humphrey Bolton
      • Exploring SE0322
      • Exploring SE0721, Upper Greetland
      • Exploring SE0120
      • Exploring SD9923
      • Exploring SD9922
      • Exploring SD9921
      • Exploring SD9920
      • SK76 in Nottinghamshire
      • SE0029
      • SE0028
      • SE0027
      • SE0026
      • SE0025
      • SE0024
      • Exploring SE0023
      • SE0022
      • Exploring SE0021
      • SE0020 Great Manshead
      • Acklam, North Yorkshire
      • Rastrick - Calderdale District - West Yorkshire - Part 1
      • Urswick - South Lakeland - Cumbria
      • Angerton - South Lakeland - Cumbria
      • Arthington - Leeds District - West Yorkshire
      • High Legh - Cheshire East
      • Alkborough - North Lincolnshire
      • Castley - Harrogate District - North Yorkshire
    • by Oast House Archive
      • Meadows View, Eastbourne
      • London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
        • Olympic and Paralympic Gold Post Boxes
      • Vineyards
      • Canterbury
      • Tunbridge Wells
      • Hastings
    • by Peter Barr
      • Listed Buildings in Bakewell, Derbyshire
    • by Philip Halling
      • Croome Court and Croome Landscape Park
    • by Chris Downer
      • An excursion to the Flannan Isles
    • by Thomas Nugent
      • London from the air
      • Clyde View Park sculptures
      • Glasgow Parks
    • by John M
      • A History of Council Housing in Wolverhampton
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Snowdon, Snowdonia National Park
      • St Cuthbert's Church, Great Salkeld
    • by David Lally
      • The Buildings of Watson Fothergill
    • by Kenneth Mallard
      • Vernacular Building in Eaglesham
      • Eaglesham - the story of an 18th century planned village
    • by Mike Faherty
      • The Lepe Loop
  • Trips in Pictures
    • by Roy Hughes
      • DAY TRIPS BY TRAIN - 2021
      • LOCAL EXERCISE WALKS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
    • by Chris Downer
      • New Year's Eve in London
      • A walk through Bournemouth Gardens
  • Linear Features
    • Rivers
      • by David Purchase
        • The Eden Benchmarks
      • by Thomas Nugent
        • The River Nith From The Air
      • by Tim Heaton
        • The River Witham, from source to sea
      • by John M
        • Tributaries of the River Trent
        • Tributaries of the River Severn
        • River Thames from source to sea
        • The Tidal River Trent
        • River Trent - The Nottinghamshire Trent
        • River Trent - The Derbyshire and Leicestershire Trent
        • River Penk
        • River Trent - The Staffordshire Trent
        • River Severn - The Gloucestershire Severn
        • River Severn The Worcestershire Severn
        • River Severn - The Shropshire Severn
        • River Severn - Afon Hafren
      • by David Lally
        • The Derbyshire Derwent Part 4
        • The Derbyshire Derwent Part 3
        • The Derbyshire Derwent Part 2
        • The Derbyshire Derwent
      • by Roy Hughes
        • The River Rea and Tributaries From Source to River Tame
    • Canals
      • by Anne Burgess
        • Aberdeenshire Canal
      • by John M
        • A flight of locks
        • Wyrley Essington Canal - Birmingham Canal Navigations
        • Birmingham Canal - Birmingham Canal Navigations
      • by Maurice Pullin
        • Kennet Navigation from Reading to Newbury
          • Kennet Avon Canal Newbury to Devizes
        • Kennet Avon Navigation Bath to Hanham Lock
        • Kennet Avon Canal Bradford on Avon to Bath
        • Kennet Avon Canal Devizes to Bradford on Avon
      • by Thomas Nugent
        • The Kelly Cut
        • The Greenock Cut
      • by David Hawgood
        • Grand Union Canal - Uxbridge to Brentford
    • Railways
      • by Adrian S Pye
        • Lowestoft to Great Yarmouth Railway line
      • by Roger Cornfoot
        • Preserved electric locomotives of British Rail
        • The Severn Valley Railway
        • The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
        • The North Yorkshire Moors Railway
        • Preserved diesel locomotives of British Rail
        • Preserved steam locomotives of British Rail
        • The West Somerset Railway
      • by JThomas
        • Class 155 diesel multiple units
        • Class 175 diesel multiple units
        • Class 185 diesel multiple units
        • Class 170 diesel multiple units
        • Class 156 diesel multiple units
        • Class 150 diesel multiple units
        • Class 153 diesel multiple units
        • Class 158 diesel multiple units
        • Class 142 diesel multiple units
      • by Bill Nicholls
        • Station's Between Reading Didcot
        • GWR Electrification at Cholsey
        • The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Line
      • by Oast House Archive
        • The Hastings line
      • by Thomas Nugent
        • The West Highland Railway Line
        • Former Glasgow St Enoch to Greenock Princes Pier railway
        • Gourock to Port Glasgow by Train
        • Wemyss Bay To Glasgow By Train
      • by Stanley Howe
        • The Old Deeside Railway
      • by Michael Westley
        • Cross City Line - Birmingham
    • Trails
      • by Lairich Rig
        • The John Muir Way: Balloch to Strathblane
        • The John Muir Way: Helensburgh to Balloch
        • The Three Lochs Way: Helensburgh to Garelochhead
        • The Three Lochs Way: Balloch to Helensburgh
      • by Humphrey Bolton
        • The Colne Valley Circular Walk, South of the A62
      • by Craig Wallace
        • Great Glen Way
      • by John M
        • Monarch's Way
      • by Kenneth Mallard
        • The Darvel to Eaglesham weavers trail
      • by Colin Smith
        • East Horsley's Lovelace Bridges Trail
      • by Stanley Howe
        • A980: Banchory to Alford
    • by Oliver Dixon
      • A coastal odyssey from Bridlington to Broughty Ferry
• Geograph Project
  • Information Documents
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Assistance Launching a Geograph Project
      • Geographisms
    • by Robin Webster
      • Sensor cleaning, Panasonic Lumix FS18
    • by Robin Stott
      • What happens when we learn that a contributor has died
      • About Geograph
  • Related Websites
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Processing done on Geograph Images
      • Links to online Webmapping sites
    • by John S Turner
      • Information and websites useful to Family Historians
    • by Katy Walters
      • Geograph and ArcGIS
  • Conference and Meetups
    • by Barry Hunter
      • 1st Conference - Summary
      • 1st Conference - Breakout sessions
      • 1st Conference - Proposed Talks
      • First Geograph Conference 17th Feb 2010 in Southampton
  • Contributor Information
    • by Lynne Kirton
      • Geograph Quickstart Guide
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Which Square should a photo be submitted to
      • Milestone Society Images on Geograph
      • Get Involved
      • Activity - recreating historic photos
      • Ensuring Longevity
      • Games Contributors play
      • Geograph Cards to hand out
      • Writing Stellar Descriptions
      • Geograph Members Map
    • by Paul Gillett
      • Geograph Introductory letter
    • by David Hawgood
      • Locating photos - Republic of Ireland
      • Photos not taken by submitter
  • Moderation
    • by David Hawgood
      • Geograph or supplemental
        • Geograph or supplemental - examples
      • Reasons for rejection
    • by Robin Stott
      • Image Type Tags update
  • Website Features
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Attribute Sidebars in Browser
      • Geograph Image APIs
      • Finding Points
      • Tags
        • Transitioning Categories to Tags
      • Uploading Geo-Tagged Images
      • Larger Uploads Information
      • Shared Descriptions
      • Collections on Geograph
      • How to ...
      • Change Request information
    • by Oast House Archive
      • New features
  • Improving Findability
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Assigning the current Categories to Geographical Context Project
      • Ways to view Geograph Images
    • by Maurice Pullin
      • Geograph - the broader view
  • Image Searching
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Tips for viewing Historical Images
      • Tags - Prefix Information
      • The Search Results page
      • The Mark facility
      • Word Searching on Geograph
        • Keyword Searching in the Browser
      • Searching on Geograph
  • In Development
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Panoramas and Photospheres on Geograph
      • Converting Your Categories to Tags
      • Working Group: New Design
      • Sample Selection Methods
      • Big Ideas for Geograph
      • Image Buckets
      • Geograph for Developers
  • Article Documentation
    • by Penny Mayes
      • Playing with tables
    • by Barry Hunter
      • Fade Demo Article
      • Multi Page TestDemo
    • by David Hawgood
      • Creating, formatting and editing articles
        • Maps in articles
• None of the above fit - create me a new one please
  • by Roger Cornfoot
    • The Football Grounds of Britain and Ireland 2022-23
  • by Road Engineer
    • British Road Signs 2002
  • by Anne Burgess
    • Native Butterflies of Britain and Ireland
  • by Richard Webb
    • Standard Grade Credit 2010 Q 1.