Photos of small and remote villages, farms and areas

DorothyCoe · Post by **DorothyCoe** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:36 pm

Just for your information.
This site
http://www.geograph.org.uk/
is a project to photograph every square metre of the British Isles. That means that you can often find clear photos of very specific areas as they are today, and of course they often show evidence of their history.
It can help to bring quite small areas to life, which it would otherwise be difficult to visualise without actually going there.

*Wendy* · Post by ***Wendy*** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:00 pm

What a fab site Dorothy, Thanks for the link

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:25 pm

Hi Dorothy,

Welcome to TalkingScot!

That is a great link, I'm going to make it a "sticky" so it will remain at the top of this forum.

Regards
Marilyn

DorothyCoe · Post by **DorothyCoe** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:29 pm

Gosh adn on my first day here too! I feel very welcome now! Thanks

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:30 pm

Dorothy you need to change

to this

DorothyCoe · Post by **DorothyCoe** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:38 pm

i'm beginning to feel more at home

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:47 pm

That a girl Dorothy. TalkingScot is a very friendly site to spend your free time. Careful don't over do it. Your family will start to complain.

Regards
Marilyn

Post by **emanday** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:49 pm

Thanks for that link Dorothy =D>

Now I have two photos of Toberonochy where my GGGG Grandfather and several generations of my Mc/MacDonalds were born.

Now I'm compiling a wee list of other places to look for

DorothyCoe · Post by **DorothyCoe** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:51 pm

I can see how it easily could become obsessive.
Mind you, I can also see that there's a huge amount of information and shared knowledge here. That could make my husband happier than he was when I told him how much I'd spent so far downloading records from SP

DorothyCoe · Post by **DorothyCoe** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:00 am

I know, Mary. I've read some of your posts this evening, and know you're practically a resident on TS

I've found lovely photos of places that were no more than farm names on the census. It makes the past much more solid to me when I can see the setting where the people lived and worked.