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The Cumbria Industrial History Society (CIHS) is fortunate to have in its collection digital copies of a set of 2½ inch O.S. maps, annotated in the 1960s and 70s by Mike Davies-Shiel, that show the county’s rich industrial archaeology. The places he identified not only underpinned his own extensive research but also contributed a great deal to the Historic Environment Records of both the county of Cumbria and the Lake District National Park.
Although the maps do not give an exact location for the industrial remains (you need to access the HERs for that), and 60 years of research have added much to our knowledge of what was where and when, they still offer an excellent starting point for anyone investigating the industrial past of their local area.
The example shown above is of NY22 around Keswick, to give you an idea of what is on the maps. If you want to look at this one in detail you will need to save it to your laptop or phone as you would any website image – using right click and save on a laptop, or touch the image and save on a phone.
Putting all the images online would overwhelm the website, so we are making digital copies of all the maps available from the CIHS Secretary at lowludderburn@btinternet.com. There will be no charge for 1 or 2 maps if you are a member of the Society, otherwise please contact the Secretary for current charges.
To identify the 2½ inch map for your area take the first and fourth numbers from the grid reference of your location. For example, the map that covers SD 376845 is SD38.