Talk:Foudry Brook

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Back in June, User:217.204.170.78 changed the spelling in the article (but not the article title) from Foudry Brook to Foundry Brook with the comment Should be spelt foundry see maps.

So I did. On the Ordnance Survey Pathfinder map, at, the Foudry Brook can clearly be seen spelt without an 'n'. That is good enough for me; I'm changing the spelling in the article back. -- Chris j wood 16:57, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Chris, my older copy of O/S 1:50000 sheet 175 ((c) 1978 2nd series) shows the spelling as Foundry Brook with an 'n' even though my more recent copy ((c) 2006 ed. C2 isbn-13 978-0-319-22920-0)) includes a new 50m contour plus electricity transmission line in squares SU e:68x/69x n:65x, but without the 'n' in the stream's label. I have mailed customerservices@ordnancesurvey.co.uk for comment. Fred, 19-Jul-2013.


 * Interesting! It could be an OS typo then? Searching sources online shows plenty of references to Foundry brook, as here, here, and herePahazzard (talk) 20:56, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

From Fred 4x4 (talk) 18:06, 1 August 2013 (UTC) I received this today:


 * Thank you for your email regarding Foudry Brook.


 * I have checked our digital archive of leisure maps we have available for both the 1:25 000 Explorer and 1:50 000 Landranger. I can confirm that it is shown as Foudry Brook on the oldest Explorer sheet (1998) and the oldest Landranger sheet (2003.)


 * Both these series of maps are derived from what we show on our large scale mapping. Unfortunately Ordnance Survey has not held a historical archive since 2008. The majority of maps which were held by Ordnance Survey were distributed between various sites around the country.


 * I have looked at some historical data on one of our partner’s websites and can also see that it is shown as Foudry Brook on the 1976-1987 1:10 000 map. Unfortunately, none of the older maps are clear enough to show the name. This information can be accessed at the following link:


 * http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html
 * Unfortunately, I have been unable to find a map that shows this as Foundry Brook and as we don’t keep any records I will not be able to advise if, when or why a change in the spelling occurred.
 * I hope this information is of use to you. Thank you for contacting Ordnance Survey.


 * Kind regards,


 * Customer Services, Ordnance Survey
 * www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk | customerservices@ordnancesurvey.co.uk

Huh!! Fred 4x4 (talk) 18:06, 1 August 2013 (UTC)