Beeston Buggibus network goes public – without comment – see my last post

Click in the map to enlarge. This is an exercise of the imagination. Much of the map is deliberately blank. The idea is that you imagine where the little buses go and if you don't live in Beeston, then you can create your own network of little buses to take you where you want to go!

Kegworth with Sutton Bonington Spider Map

I have created this 'spider' map in the the style of a map familiar to bus users in London. You will find them at almost every bus stop. My map is for use by Nottingham University's Students' Union, who asked me to design a map for them. I admit to be being pleased with the outcome.

The test, of course, is the map's legibility and whether or not it holds the viewer's attention. I hope it will. Anyway have a look and make up your own mind.

The map can be used by anyone.

Remember, click on the map to enlarge.

A long overdo makeover is coming

After nothing for over three years I am returning to History By Bus with a monthly post and a makeover, beginning with the latter, as you can see in the new heading.

The focus of this blog will be History by buses which serve the Greater Nottingham area. Any wider ambitions have been ditched. Health problems and other priorities are the reason for this decision.

So why come back to it now? Well, anyone visiting my BeestonWeek blog will see that buses and heritage still figure in what I do, including maps. I have also continued to produce and amend my 'History by 35' leaflet which continues to be popular at what local history events I attend.

I am presently working with St Martin's Church in Bilborough, Nottingham, on a reprise of my 35 bus day out (date to be confirmed) and producing a new version of the 35 leaflet for the occasion.

Over the coming months I intend to look at selected individual bus routes.

I have also created a Nottingham City Centre heritage and cityscape map which offers the viewer a different perspective of what to see and do in the city. This is a work in progress (as maps always are) and can be seen under Pages in the column to the right of this text.

I am working on a blue plaque version of the City Centre map as well.

Robert Howard