Hi John Like you I'm a regular user of Old Maps, and only found out about the new charges this afternoon. You can't blame them for making a charge, I suppose, but £120 a year is more than many Ancestry subscriptions etc! Robert -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Ball Some of you will be familiar with the Old-Maps website [www.old-maps.co.uk] which offers images of large-scale Ordnance Survey maps of the UK dating back to the mid to late 19th century. I've used this website for many years, and a few days ago I noticed that an extremely useful feature, removed from the site several years ago, has been resurrected: namely, the ability to expand the image of your chosen map to full-screen size, and to zoom into the image to examine details more closely. This facility used to be available without charge, but in its latest form it is available only to registered users, on payment of a £9.99 monthly subscription. I'm pleased that the zoomable full-screen image is back, but disappointed that a considerable payment is demanded for the privilege. If you use the Old-Maps website frequently, you may feel the charge is justified in order to obtain full-screen images of these wonderful old maps. But if you only use the site occasionally, the charge is difficult to justify.

Robert I think you'll find that it is not as expensive as the new charges that Ancestry will be making. A world subscription is now £155 + I do agree that it is a bit steep for those of us who only use it onece every blue moon Ann Macey List Admin -----Original Message----- Robert Treharne Jones Subject: Re: [MON] Old-Maps website You can't blame them for making a charge, I suppose, but £120 a year is more than many Ancestry subscriptions etc!