A Treasury of Campaign Maps

For those around the globe who are breathlessly following the progress of the Hereford1938 AVBCW campaign, but who may not be wholly familiar with the geography of the County or have the opportunity to "tramp the battlefields" in the company of the editor of "Hereford VBCW : Then and Now" (other historic tour guides are available), this Treasury of Historic Maps of the County (at the highly detailed scale of 6inches to the mile) may be of considerable interest. The 1930s - 1950s maps are generally the most useful, being before the "Beeching Cuts" to the railway network. Such maps are fully "zoomable", although a moment or two may be necessary before a "zoomed" map comes fully into focus. By way of example, this map illustrates the locality of Winforton and Willersley, the site of Sir Gilbert Hill's victory at the Battle of Winforton Pontoons. The "Old Farmhouse" and St. Michael's Church, Winforton, may be found, as photographed in the contemporaneous battle reports referred to HERE.