The primary focus of this website (Old Maps or Olde Maps) is to show maps of the major towns and cities of Great Britain as they were around the middle of the twentieth century. Extracts of the Bartholomew half inch series of maps show the main streets, buildings and the features of the surrounding landscape of the towns of England, Wales and Scotland, along with some essential information about each town, its population, origin and character. In addition, modern Google maps and aerial satellite photographs and street views of the towns and cities as they are today can be viewed on separate pages.