Historic Map Collection
View Ordnance Survey sheets, estate plans, boundary maps and other historical mapping.
ExploreMapping Sandwell
Reading history through the landscape
Maps reveal how Sandwell developed from rural settlements into one of Britain’s most important industrial areas.
This section brings together historical mapping, modern geography and research overlays to help visitors understand where lost places once stood and how surviving features connect with the past.
Interactive maps will be expanded gradually as new routes, archive discoveries and investigations are completed.
At a Glance
Planned map features
- Historic and modern map comparison.
- Locations linked directly to Episodes and Research Articles.
- Routes of lost streams, canals, railways and historic boundaries.
- Pins for buildings, parks, schools, industries and memorials.
- Confidence ratings where a location or route remains uncertain.
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A growing digital atlas
The map collection will expand alongside every new investigation and walking project.