thanks very much Francis, sorry about the name,
slán
Barrett
>Hi, Barrett!
>
>Presumably Experian Goad Ltd [http://www.goadplans.co.uk] either will not
>tell you or they no longer hold 'historical' plans?
>
>Presently, it *may* be possible to purchase historical Goad fire insurance
>plans of - for example - Cork (1896 to 1926), Dublin, and of Limerick. Nick
>Bulmore (ex-Goad Plans, now of Latitude Maps, Potters Bar, Herts) is today
>kindly 'phoning a friend' to confirm this possibility. When he has the
>general availability information we can inform all Lis-maps subscribers; and
>when he has your specific Irish town plans query answered we can e-mail you
>offlist.
>
>'Herbert' (aka Francis Herbert)
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>http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives']
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Julia Barrett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 27 February 2003 11:47
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Goad fire insurance maps
>
>Hi Herbert,
>
>Yes I'm familiar with TCD's current situation. What I want to do,
>however, is purchase copies of the Irish maps. They may be too
>expensive, not available for purchase etc - but I can't find any of
>that out without somewhere / someone to contact.
>
>Would be delighted if this e-mail would goad the elusive goad into
>divulgence of same,
>
>Julia
>
>>Julia:
>>
>>One or more of the six British (in the wider sense) copyright libraries
>>(except for TCD which is currently 'hors de combat')- if not a couple of
>>others (e.g. Guildhall Library, City of London, and Manchester City
>Library)
>>- will soon rush forward with answer(s) and offers of help! But I have no
>>wish to goad them into action. You might care to specify to all of
>>'Lis-maps' which particular town(s) you seek; some of the relevant county
>>archives and/or local history collections may hold some different states.
>>
>>There are occasional alternatives to Goad, as you are doubtless aware.
>See,
>>e.g., chapter 16 'Fire insurance plans' by Gwyn Rowley in:-
>>
>>Historians' guide to early British maps: a guide to the location of
>pre-1900
>>maps of the British Isles preserved in the United Kingdom and Ireland /
>gen.
>>ed.: Helen Wallis ; assisted by Anita McConnell. - London : Royal
>>Historical Society, 1994. - (RHS guides and handbooks, ISSN 0080-4398 ; no.
>>18). - ISBN 0-86193-141-6
>>
>>Francis Herbert
>>[log in to unmask]
>>http://www.rgs.org [see 'Collections'/'Unlocking the Archives']
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Julia Barrett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>Sent: 27 February 2003 11:10
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Goad fire insurance maps
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I am trying to obtain historical fire insurance Goad maps but am
>>having difficulties tracking down where they now are. Goad
>>apparently sold these maps to some company (PMRS?) - they
>>have no contact details for this company.
>>
>>Can anyone help?
>>
>>Many thanks.
>>
>>Julia
>>****************************************************
>>Julia Barrett, Architecture/Planning Librarian,
>>UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland
>>Tel: 00 353 1 716 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329
>>email:[log in to unmask]
>
>
>****************************************************
>Julia Barrett, Architecture/Planning Librarian,
>UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland
>Tel: 00 353 1 716 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329
>email:[log in to unmask]
****************************************************
Julia Barrett, Architecture/Planning Librarian,
UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, Ireland
Tel: 00 353 1 716 2741; Fax: 00 353 1 283 0329
email:[log in to unmask]
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