Ordnance Survey - Quarter Inch to the Mile Maps of England, Scotland and Wales
4th Edition, (with National Grid), 1945-46. Coloured Edition
These maps at quarter inch to the mile (1:253,440) were reduced from larger-scale mapping at the half-inch and one-inch to the mile scales. These maps were substantially revised and updated from the third edition maps, particularly with new road and railway information. Their larger sheet size, allowed all of England and Wales to be covered in 12 sheets, and all of Scotland to be covered in nine sheets. The quarter-inch to the mile series provides an overview of significant landscape features, including larger settlements, railways, and roads, and were also of value for air navigation, with the location of aerodromes also shown. These maps are the earliest quarter-inch to the mile maps to show National Grid coordinates and a 10 x 10 kilometre National Grid graticule. These maps are held at Map.Area.C18(65) and Map.OS.Box.38 for Scotland, and at Map.Area.C17(67) for England and Wales.
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England and Wales
| Sheet | Date of Revision | Revision details | Date of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 - The Border (B Edition) | 1922, with later corrections | B Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 1 - The Border | 1922, with later corrections | 23046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 2 - England, North Central (A// Edition) | 1921, with later corrections | A// Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 2 - England, North Central | 1921, with later corrections | 20046 | 1946 |
| Sheet 3 - England, North East | 1920, with later corrections | 2029 | 1946 |
| Sheet 3 - England, North East (A// Edition) | 1920, with later corrections | A// Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 3 - England, North East | 1920, with later corrections | 20046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 4 - North Wales & Manchester (D Edition) | 1919, with later corrections | D Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 4 - North Wales & Manchester | 1919, with later corrections | 20046 | 1946 |
| Sheet 6 - North Midlands and Lincolnshire (C/ Edition) | 1920, with later corrections | C/ Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 6 - North Midlands and Lincolnshire | 1920, with later corrections | 20,046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 7 - South Wales | 1919, with later corrections | 20,046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 8 - Midlands | 1915, with later corrections | 20,046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 9 - East Anglia (C Edition) | 1930, with later corrections | C Edition | 1946 |
| Sheet 9 - East Anglia | 1930, with later corrections | 20,046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 10 - England, South West | 1930, with later corrections | 23046/Cr. | 1946 |
| Sheet 11 - England, South (E Edition) | 1930, with later corrections | E Edition | 1945 |
| Sheet 11 - England, South | 1930, with later corrections | 20,045/Ch. | 1945 |
| Sheet 12 - England, South East & London (D Edition) | 1930, with later corrections | D Edition | 1945 |
| Sheet 12 - England, South East & London | 1930, with later corrections | 25045/Ch. | 1945 |