OS One Inch Popular Edition |
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Publisher: | Ordnance Survey |
Scale: | 1:63,360 |
First Published: | 1919 |
Final Publication: | 1941 |
SABRE Maps layer: | Yes |
The Ordnance Survey Popular Edition of the One Inch Series was launched just after World War One, and consisted of two sets of maps. Scotland was covered in 92 sheets, with England and Wales covered in a separate series of 146 sheets. Both series were mainly covered in three-panel maps, although a few areas, notably western Scotland, saw the later style of four-panel maps. Equally, while most of the maps were aligned with their wider dimension East-West, some were North-South to better cover the country.
In addition to the regular series, there was a wide collection of "District" maps, some enlargements of a standard sheet area, whilst others were reframed to cover particular areas of interest which were spread across a number of standard sheets. As an example of the latter, the "Birmingham, Wolverhampton and District" sheet was centred on what is now the relevant conurbation and covered parts of standard sheets 61, 62, 71 and 72.
Scottish Popular Edition
The Scottish Popular Edition (SPE) was launched in 1924. Whilst the English & Welsh maps were replaced after the war with the New Popular Edition, the SPE continued until the launch of the Seventh Series in the 1950s. This was reflected in the GB coverage map on the reverse cover, which had the NPE maps marked in black, and the SPE maps in Red, showing hefty overlaps at the join of the two series.
The initial series of the 1920s and early 30s were a cream base with large Scottish royal shield and surround with map name below, in some cases the cover was smaller and the surround included Thistles in Green or Black and Red while others were a plainer red border.
The post war series had covers very similar to those used for the NPE in England & Wales retaining a smaller Scottish royal shield and a thicker red border with map title and outline below.
Covers & Prices
After the war, most of the maps were re-issued as new revisions in 1947. The initial prices appear to have been 2/3 (paper) or 3/- (cloth). However, prices would increase rapidly with stickers printed up for 4/- and 4/6 respectively. The last SPE maps appear to have been printed with fresh covers, missing the 'GR', although with the royal crest otherwise unchanged. Cloth-backed maps were now retailing at 6/6. However, the sheet contained within still had the original 1947/8 prices, and does not appear to have had any revisions.
England & Wales Popular Edition
Apart from being numbered in their own series, the Popular Edition for England & Wales followed the same pre-war changes as the SPE for Scotland. However, after World War Two most of them were quickly replaced with the New Popular Edition. Notable exceptions seem to have been a few sheets for South Wales and East Kent, although the GB coverage maps on the reverse of the covers never seem to have admitted this.
Covers & Prices
The original covers from 1919 were used right through until nearly the end of the 1930s, and depicted a man sat on a hill above a forest looking at a map. Above was a royal crest, with wreaths draped down either side. The map was titled 'Ordnance Survey contoured road map of ___' At the bottom was a very small sheet coverage map in a rather elaborate frame, and containing the sheet number.
The final maps had the legend replaced with "One Inch Map Popular Edition", and had a top hinge similar to modern OS products.
Prices in 1935 appear to have been 2/- (paper) or 2/6 (cloth).
Sheetline co-ordinates
As the Popular Edition pre-dates any form of National Grid, each sheet does not have co-ordinates printed on them, but simply an alphanumeric grid with letters on the vertical axis and numbers across the top. However, as the sheets were built on the Cassini (Delamere) projection, it is possible to calculate the locations of each side of every sheet as a distance from the origin.
Knowing the locations of the corners of each sheet, whilst interesting in its own right, is essential to georeference each map and allow them to appear on SABRE Maps.
The below tables have therefore been produced so that the relevant values for the map series can simply be referenced for these purposes rather than having to calculate via the SABRE Maps Co-ordinate Finder.
In these tables, the values of each corner location are in miles from the origin point at Delamere, with positive numbers being north and east of that point, and negative numbers being south and west of the origin.
Note that at present, not all of the non-standard Tourist, Special or District sheets are listed.
England and Wales
Standard sheets
Sheet |
Top left corner |
Bottom right corner
|
01 |
8.30114:180.26894 |
26.30114:153.26894
|
02 |
26.30114:180.26894 |
44.30114:153.26894
|
03 |
-0.69886:153.26894 |
26.30114:135.26894
|
04 |
21.30114:153.26894 |
48.30114:135.26894
|
05 |
-27.69886:135.26894 |
-0.69886:117.26894
|
06 |
-0.69886:135.26894 |
26.30114:117.26894
|
07 |
26.30114:135.26894 |
53.30114:117.26894
|
08 |
-38.69886:117.26894 |
-20.69886:90.26894
|
09 |
-27.69886:117.26894 |
-0.69886:99.26894
|
10 |
-0.69886:117.26894 |
26.30114:99.26894
|
11 |
26.30114:117.26894 |
55.30114:99.26894
|
12 |
-27.69886:99.26894 |
-0.69886:81.26894
|
13 |
-0.69886:99.26894 |
26.30114:81.26894
|
14 |
26.30114:99.26894 |
53.30114:81.26894
|
15 |
44.30114:108.26894 |
63.30114:81.26894
|
16 |
63.30114:99.26894 |
90.30114:81.26894
|
17 |
-87.69886:84.26894 |
-63.69886:57.26894
|
18 |
-38.69886:90.26894 |
-20.69886:63.26894
|
19 |
-27.69886:81.26894 |
-0.69886:63.26894
|
20 |
-0.69886:81.26894 |
26.30114:63.26894
|
21 |
26.30114:81.26894 |
53.30114:63.26894
|
22 |
53.30114:81.26894 |
80.30114:63.26894
|
23 |
80.30114:81.26894 |
107.30114:63.26894
|
24 |
-27.69886:63.26894 |
-0.69886:45.26894
|
25 |
-0.69886:63.26894 |
26.30114:45.26894
|
26 |
26.30114:63.26894 |
53.30114:45.26894
|
27 |
53.30114:63.26894 |
80.30114:45.26894
|
28 |
80.30114:63.26894 |
107.30114:45.26894
|
29 |
-18.69886:45.26894 |
8.30114:27.26894
|
30 |
-0.69886:45.26894 |
26.30114:27.26894
|
31 |
26.30114:45.26894 |
53.30114:27.26894
|
32 |
53.30114:45.26894 |
80.30114:27.26894
|
33 |
80.30114:45.26894 |
107.30114:27.26894
|
34 |
98.30114:45.26894 |
117.30114:18.26894
|
35 |
-27.69886:27.26894 |
-0.69886:9.26894
|
36 |
-0.69886:27.26894 |
26.30114:9.26894
|
37 |
26.30114:27.26894 |
53.30114:9.26894
|
38 |
53.30114:27.26894 |
80.30114:9.26894
|
39 |
80.30114:27.26894 |
107.30114:9.26894
|
40 |
98.30114:27.26894 |
125.30114:9.26894
|
41 |
-83.69886:15.26894 |
-54.69886:-8.73106
|
42 |
-54.69886:13.26894 |
-27.69886:-8.73106
|
43 |
-27.69886:9.26894 |
-0.69886:-8.73106
|
44 |
-0.69886:9.26894 |
26.30114:-8.73106
|
45 |
26.30114:9.26894 |
53.30114:-8.73106
|
46 |
53.30114:9.26894 |
80.30114:-8.73106
|
47 |
80.30114:9.26894 |
107.30114:-8.73106
|
48 |
101.30114:9.26894 |
128.30114:-8.73106
|
49 |
-88.69886:-8.73106 |
-54.69886:-30.73106
|
50 |
-54.69886:-8.73106 |
-27.69886:-26.73106
|
51 |
-27.69886:-8.73106 |
-0.69886:-26.73106
|
52 |
-0.69886:-8.73106 |
26.30114:-26.73106
|
53 |
26.30114:-8.73106 |
53.30114:-26.73106
|
54 |
53.30114:-8.73106 |
80.30114:-26.73106
|
55 |
80.30114:-8.73106 |
107.30114:-26.73106
|
56 |
107.30114:-8.73106 |
134.30114:-26.73106
|
57 |
134.30114:-11.73106 |
161.30114:-29.73106
|
58 |
161.30114:-13.23106 |
188.30114:-31.23106
|
59 |
-54.69886:-26.73106 |
-27.69886:-44.73106
|
60 |
-27.69886:-26.73106 |
-0.69886:-44.73106
|
61 |
-0.69886:-26.73106 |
26.30114:-44.73106
|
62 |
26.30114:-26.73106 |
53.30114:-44.73106
|
63 |
53.30114:-26.73106 |
80.30114:-44.73106
|
64 |
80.30114:-26.73106 |
107.30114:-44.73106
|
65 |
107.30114:-26.73106 |
134.30114:-44.73106
|
66 |
134.30114:-26.73106 |
161.30114:-44.73106
|
67 |
161.30114:-26.73106 |
188.30114:-44.73106
|
68 |
-63.69886:-30.73106 |
-45.69886:-62.73106
|
69 |
-54.69886:-44.73106 |
-27.69886:-62.73106
|
70 |
-27.69886:-44.73106 |
-0.69886:-62.73106
|
71 |
-0.69886:-44.73106 |
26.30114:-62.73106
|
72 |
26.30114:-44.73106 |
53.30114:-62.73106
|
73 |
53.30114:-44.73106 |
80.30114:-62.73106
|
74 |
80.30114:-44.73106 |
107.30114:-62.73106
|
75 |
107.30114:-44.73106 |
134.30114:-62.73106
|
76 |
134.30114:-44.73106 |
161.30114:-62.73106
|
77 |
161.30114:-44.73106 |
188.30114:-62.73106
|
78 |
-81.69886:-62.73106 |
-54.69886:-80.73106
|
79 |
-54.69886:-62.73106 |
-27.69886:-80.73106
|
80 |
-27.69886:-62.73106 |
-0.69886:-80.73106
|
81 |
-0.69886:-62.73106 |
26.30114:-80.73106
|
82 |
26.30114:-62.73106 |
53.30114:-80.73106
|
83 |
53.30114:-62.73106 |
80.30114:-80.73106
|
84 |
80.30114:-62.73106 |
107.30114:-80.73106
|
85 |
107.30114:-62.73106 |
134.30114:-80.73106
|
86 |
134.30114:-62.73106 |
161.30114:-80.73106
|
87 |
161.30114:-62.73106 |
188.30114:-80.73106
|
88 |
-114.69886:-73.23106 |
-81.69886:-92.73106
|
89 |
-81.69886:-80.73106 |
-54.69886:-98.73106
|
90 |
-54.69886:-80.73106 |
-27.69886:-98.73106
|
91 |
-27.69886:-80.73106 |
-0.69886:-98.73106
|
92 |
-0.69886:-80.73106 |
26.30114:-98.73106
|
93 |
26.30114:-80.73106 |
53.30114:-98.73106
|
94 |
53.30114:-80.73106 |
80.30114:-98.73106
|
95 |
80.30114:-80.73106 |
107.30114:-98.73106
|
96 |
107.30114:-80.73106 |
134.30114:-98.73106
|
97 |
134.30114:-80.73106 |
161.30114:-98.73106
|
98 |
147.8027:-80.73106 |
174.8027:-98.73106
|
99 |
-114.69886:-92.73106 |
-81.69886:-112.23106
|
100 |
-81.69886:-98.73106 |
-54.69886:-116.73106
|
101 |
-54.69886:-98.73106 |
-27.69886:-116.73106
|
102 |
-27.69886:-98.73106 |
-0.69886:-116.73106
|
103 |
-0.69886:-98.73106 |
26.30114:-116.73106
|
104 |
26.30114:-98.73106 |
53.30114:-116.73106
|
105 |
53.30114:-98.73106 |
80.30114:-116.73106
|
106 |
80.30114:-98.73106 |
107.30114:-116.73106
|
107 |
107.30114:-98.73106 |
134.30114:-116.73106
|
108 |
134.30114:-98.73106 |
161.30114:-116.73106
|
109 |
-46.69886:-110.73106 |
-12.69886:-128.73106
|
110 |
-27.69886:-116.73106 |
-0.69886:-134.73106
|
111 |
-0.69886:-116.73106 |
26.30114:-134.73106
|
112 |
26.30114:-116.73106 |
53.30114:-134.73106
|
113 |
53.30114:-116.73106 |
80.30114:-134.73106
|
114 |
80.30114:-116.73106 |
107.30114:-134.73106
|
115 |
107.30114:-116.73106 |
134.30114:-134.73106
|
116 |
134.30114:-116.73106 |
161.30114:-134.73106
|
117 |
161.30114:-119.73106 |
179.30114:-146.73106
|
118 |
-70.69886:-134.73106 |
-43.69886:-152.73106
|
119 |
-54.69886:-134.73106 |
-27.69886:-152.73106
|
120 |
-27.69886:-134.73106 |
-0.69886:-152.73106
|
121 |
-0.69886:-134.73106 |
26.30114:-152.73106
|
122 |
26.30114:-134.73106 |
53.30114:-152.73106
|
123 |
53.30114:-134.73106 |
80.30114:-152.73106
|
124 |
80.30114:-134.73106 |
107.30114:-152.73106
|
125 |
107.30114:-134.73106 |
134.30114:-152.73106
|
126 |
134.30114:-134.73106 |
161.30114:-152.73106
|
127 |
-83.19886:-152.73106 |
-54.69886:-170.73106
|
128 |
-54.69886:-152.73106 |
-27.69886:-170.73106
|
129 |
-27.69886:-152.73106 |
-0.69886:-170.73106
|
130 |
-0.69886:-152.73106 |
26.30114:-170.73106
|
131 |
26.30114:-152.73106 |
53.30114:-170.73106
|
132 |
53.30114:-152.73106 |
80.30114:-170.73106
|
133 |
80.30114:-152.73106 |
107.30114:-170.73106
|
134 |
107.30114:-152.73106 |
134.30114:-170.73106
|
135 |
134.30114:-146.73106 |
161.30114:-164.73106
|
136 |
-105.69886:-167.73106 |
-81.69886:-188.73106
|
137 |
-81.69886:-170.73106 |
-54.69886:-188.73106
|
138 |
-54.69886:-170.73106 |
-27.69886:-188.73106
|
139 |
-27.69886:-161.73106 |
-0.69886:-179.73106
|
140 |
-0.69886:-161.73106 |
17.30114:-188.73106
|
141 |
17.30114:-164.73106 |
44.30114:-182.73106
|
142 |
44.30114:-164.73106 |
71.30114:-182.73106
|
143 |
-114.69886:-188.73106 |
-81.69886:-209.73106
|
144 |
-81.69886:-188.73106 |
-54.69886:-206.73106
|
145 |
-54.69886:-188.73106 |
-33.69886:-209.73106
|
146 |
-135.69886:-200.73106 |
-102.69886:-224.73106
|
Special, Tourist and District sheets
Sheet |
Top left corner |
Bottom right corner
|
Aldershot North |
66.0249:-120.4841 |
93.2132:-138.9615
|
Birmingham and Wolverhampton |
13.28125:-37.28125 |
44.28125:-61.28125
|
Central Chilterns |
74.30114:-89.73106 |
92.30114:-116.73106
|
Chilterns |
67.28125:-90.71875 |
96.28125:-116.71875
|
Derby and District |
26.30114:-11.69886 |
58.30114:-36.69886
|
Forest of Bowland |
-15.71875:61.28125 |
14.28125:35.28125
|
Lands End |
-135.69886:-200.73106 |
-102.69886:-224.73106
|
Leicester |
47.28125:-24.21875 |
86.28125:-51.21875
|
NE Wales |
-40.6875:9.28125 |
-11.6875:-18.71875
|
Sidmouth |
-38.4819:-163.1444 |
-10.8519:-180.7744
|
Weston-super-Mare |
-15.65625:-118.71875 |
3.28125:-146.71875
|
Wye Valley |
-6.75:-80.75 |
11.25:-110.75
|
|
Scotland
Standard sheets
Sheet |
Top left corner |
Bottom right corner
|
01 |
49.30114:529.26894 |
67.30114:502.26894
|
02 |
35.30114:514.26894 |
67.30114:493.26894
|
03 |
32.30114:494.26894 |
59.30114:476.26894
|
04 |
41.30114:484.26894 |
59.30114:457.26894
|
05 |
-15.69886:428.26894 |
11.30114:405.26894
|
06 |
-26.69886:411.26894 |
5.30114:390.26894
|
07 |
-29.69886:391.26894 |
-2.69886:373.26894
|
08 |
-153.69886:371.26894 |
-125.69886:352.26894
|
09 |
-92.69886:378.26894 |
-70.69886:350.26894
|
10 |
-74.69886:373.26894 |
-46.69886:350.26894
|
11 |
-47.69886:378.26894 |
-28.69886:350.26894
|
12 |
-29.69886:378.26894 |
-11.69886:350.26894
|
13 |
-164.69886:353.26894 |
-145.69886:326.26894
|
14 |
-146.69886:353.26894 |
-125.69886:326.26894
|
15 |
-104.69886:351.26894 |
-76.69886:332.26894
|
16 |
-77.69886:351.26894 |
-49.69886:332.26894
|
17 |
-50.69886:351.26894 |
-23.69886:332.26894
|
18 |
-164.69886:333.26894 |
-137.69886:314.26894
|
19 |
-116.69886:333.26894 |
-88.69886:314.26894
|
20 |
-89.69886:333.26894 |
-62.69886:314.26894
|
21 |
-67.69886:333.26894 |
-40.69886:314.26894
|
22 |
-188.69886:324.26894 |
-161.69886:305.26894
|
23 |
-188.69886:306.26894 |
-161.69886:287.26894
|
24 |
-152.69886:315.26894 |
-127.69886:287.26894
|
25 |
-130.69886:315.26894 |
-107.69886:287.26894
|
26 |
-108.69886:315.26894 |
-80.69886:296.26894
|
27 |
-81.69886:315.26894 |
-53.69886:296.26894
|
28 |
-54.69886:315.26894 |
-26.69886:296.26894
|
29 |
-27.69886:315.26894 |
0.30114:296.26894
|
30 |
-0.69886:315.26894 |
26.30114:296.26894
|
31 |
16.30114:310.26894 |
35.30114:283.26894
|
32 |
-188.69886:288.26894 |
-161.69886:270.26894
|
33 |
-188.69886:272.26894 |
-161.69886:252.26894
|
34 |
-148.69886:288.26894 |
-129.69886:260.26894
|
35 |
-130.69886:288.26894 |
-107.69886:260.26894
|
36 |
-108.69886:297.26894 |
-80.69886:278.26894
|
37 |
-81.69886:297.26894 |
-53.69886:278.26894
|
38 |
-54.69886:297.26894 |
-26.69886:278.26894
|
39 |
-27.69886:297.26894 |
0.30114:278.26894
|
40 |
-0.69886:297.26894 |
26.30114:278.26894
|
41 |
-108.69886:279.26894 |
-80.69886:260.26894
|
42 |
-81.69886:279.26894 |
-53.69886:260.26894
|
43 |
-54.69886:279.26894 |
-26.69886:260.26894
|
44 |
-27.69886:279.26894 |
0.30114:260.26894
|
45 |
-0.69886:279.26894 |
26.30114:260.26894
|
46 |
-135.69886:261.26894 |
-107.69886:241.26894
|
47 |
-108.69886:261.26894 |
-80.69886:241.26894
|
48 |
-81.69886:261.26894 |
-53.69886:242.26894
|
49 |
-54.69886:261.26894 |
-26.69886:242.26894
|
50 |
-27.69886:261.26894 |
-0.69886:242.26894
|
51 |
-6.69886:261.26894 |
20.30114:242.26894
|
52 |
-166.69886:244.26894 |
-138.703:225.26894
|
53 |
-139.69886:243.26894 |
-107.69886:224.26894
|
54 |
-108.69886:243.26894 |
-80.69886:224.26894
|
55 |
-81.69886:243.26894 |
-53.69886:224.26894
|
56 |
-54.69886:243.26894 |
-26.69886:224.26894
|
57 |
-27.69886:243.26894 |
-0.69886:223.26894
|
58 |
-17.69886:243.26894 |
10.30114:223.26894
|
59 |
-144.69886:225.26894 |
-125.69886:194.26894
|
60 |
-126.69886:225.26894 |
-107.69886:194.26894
|
61 |
-108.69886:225.26894 |
-80.69886:206.26894
|
62 |
-81.69886:225.26894 |
-53.69886:206.26894
|
63 |
-54.69886:225.26894 |
-27.69886:206.26894
|
64 |
-29.69886:227.26894 |
4.30114:206.26894
|
65 |
-108.69886:207.26894 |
-80.69886:189.26894
|
66 |
-81.69886:207.26894 |
-53.69886:189.26894
|
67 |
-54.69886:207.26894 |
-27.69886:189.26894
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68 |
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