How to Read an Historic Ordnance Survey Map

Schedule

Thu, 03 Dec, 2026 at 03:30 pm

UTC+00:00
Location

Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, NE8 4LN Gateshead, United Kingdom | Gateshead, EN

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Join us for a maps workshop to celebrate the centenary of Gateshead Central Library!
Historic maps are worth looking at and comparing different editions provides a snapshot of how an area can change. Discover how the Shipcote has changed and been recorded on maps and find out what some historic map symbols mean.
Made possible with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road, NE8 4LN Gateshead, United Kingdom, Gateshead, United Kingdom

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