[Talk-GB] Allegedly named motorways

[Colin Smale]

Most of the "names" in the South East seem to have been added by two
(prolific) specific mappers. Has anyone asked them about their source
and motivation? It would sound fair to consult them and hear them out. 

Having said that, one of the top rules in my mkgmap[1] style is
"highway=motorway {delete name;}"... 

Colin 

[1] mkgmap produces Garmin satnav maps from OSM, in case anyone is
wondering 

On 2014-11-19 02:12, Andrew Black wrote: 

> There is some evidence of these names being used when the roads were built eg 
> 
> http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1459443 [1] 
> 
> South Wales Motorway (M4): Chiswick to Langley Special Road; contract for Boston Manor Bridge 
> 
> But I don't think they are useful now. 
> On 18 Nov 2014 23:49, "Steve Doerr" <doerr.stephen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 18/11/2014 23:06, SomeoneElse wrote:
> 
> There's a similar issue a bit further out, the "Slough-Maidenhead By-Pass":
> 
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/81517663 [2]
> http://ris.dev.openstreetmap.org/oslmusicalchairs/map?osl_id=18177 [3]
> 
> Again that sounds like a description; I've never seen that sign on the M4.
> 
> Slough By-Pass is used on OS maps from 1964 to 1975: https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/498008/178760 [4]
> 
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[1] http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1459443
[2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/81517663
[3] http://ris.dev.openstreetmap.org/oslmusicalchairs/map?osl_id=18177
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