In article <l09qpg$97i$1@dont-email.me>, sascar@tpg.com.au says... > > Hello Kate, > > I have spent quite a lot of time searching for a more detailed map and find > the old.maps.co.uk one the best I can get. > > Thanks for your reply. > > Cheers, > Di > > > > > "Kate" <ktms@live.com> wrote in message > news:l08in5$6vk$1@speranza.aioe.org... > > > > > > "Di Maloney" wrote in message news:l06dm9$m1h$1@dont-email.me... > > > > Hi all, > > I am looking for King Street Maryport in the 1850's - I have looked at > > British History OnLine and old.maps.co.uk and can see King Street Maryport > > but it is not detailed enough. > > If anyone knows of a map giving good detail of the streets that show those > > streets or lanes that may have been closed, would you please reply to the > > newsgroup. > > > > Many thanks for any help. > > > > Di > > > > Hi Di > > > > Not sure if this is old enough to help, King Street is near North and Old > > Harbours. > > http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html > > > > Regards, Kate > > (Sydney, Australia) > > I doubt if you are going to find a better map than the 1866-1881 1:500 O.S. one on old-maps.co.uk though you will need to re-focus on different parts of the street and then select the 1:500 map to see the detail. One thing for sure - it was pretty rife with pubs and inns. BobC