Ordnance Survey – past and present
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, life can’t have changed that much in the last 60-odd years – then think again…we’ve just added our latest video to YouTube, and it tells you all about who we are and what we do. You can take a look below.
At the same time, we’re reminded of a Pathe news reel about Ordnance Survey from the 1950s. Our technology, hairstyles and dress sense may have changed, but we’re pleased to say the passion, dedication and attention to detail are still here.
Just bear in mind that although the clip states 1953, we’re reliably informed that the film is probably later since the first motorway in this country, the Preston by-pass, wasn’t opened until December 1958 and tellurometer didn’t come into use until 1957.
Ordnance Survey today:
Ordnance Survey in the 1950s:
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