Learning London geography

Yep, one of my mates did it - it was a ridiculous size - but very awesome.
I thought the second side just had a legend and the central london map on it...?

Awesome! Any change in a photo?
Oh right, legend, mm... Probably then. I didn't look at it properly.

dont think he still has it, it was a few years ago when the maps first came out, he had them in clipframes covering the whole wall

Clip frames? Ohh, so he didn't cut them up and stick them all together?

well he did trim them so they all fitted together then got borderless clipframes and positioned them all in line - took him ages, but then he is an accountant.

figuring out where you are starting from is the bigger problem.

If you're using an A-Z simply stop at a junction where you can see both street names.

A little hint: when I'm doing a new route I sometimes have a look at some of the junctions on Google Street View, when you get there it's like you've been there before.

well he did trim them so they all fitted together then got borderless clipframes and positioned them all in line - took him ages, but then he is an accountant.

I love that OCD shit.

Yep, one of my mates did it - it was a ridiculous size - but very awesome.
I thought the second side just had a legend and the central london map on it...?

That was the previous edition. The new one is different.

I've been looking for a map like that for ages, nice one! The Central one covers a massive area as well.
link is here http://www.stanfords.co.uk/stock/central-london-master-map-flat-7681/

if you want some wall paper paste let me know cos i have a bag with only a bit used.

top tip.

stanfords on long acre sell a paper version of the a-z on one piece of paper.

it is about a1 size and costs less than a tenner.

mix a dilute batch of wall paper paste and wack up on the wall in your hall.

top tip no 2. to get it on the wall is a job for two / three people.

london is a breeze thereafter. you just check the route before you set off.

well. it has worked for me.

good luck.

Cool. I forgot about that place.
I have an A1 map of the square mile on my wall but having an A-Z poster would be sweet.

Lost in London? Follow the street signs.

That was the previous edition. The new one is different.

Cheers Oliver.

Lost in London? Follow the street signs.

Watch out for the uneven looking ones though, if you don't know an area well twisted signs could seriously throw you.

I'd agrea with Edscoble on the "on foot"/walking around London tip, you pick up some real gems and you get to know what different areas are like. This also gives you reference points to aid the memory.

I tend to use the A-Z when I'm not on the bike, just reading it like a book. I have a good brain for maps and like finding out how the pieces fit together on paper, before heading out.

It seems to help a great deal, for me.

All of the above will soon be irrelevant.
That's all I'm saying for now...

Okay, just had a thorough look through all of the 14 maps.
If you want to join up all the sections together correctly so that the roads align, you will need 2x of each map, because the map stretches across both sides.

A lot of cutting and preparation is going be needed to get it accurate.
You could just get away with folding at the pre-folded parts to join up and just stick together which I think will be a lot more practical and easier. But you'll have a bunch of extra layers behind the entire thing but that can easily be cut away if desired.

Just ordered my second lot of maps. Will be doing this when they arrive. I'll post a photo when done. I believe all of it combined will be gigantic. So probably will need a ladder to even see certain areas, but it will be bloody cool.

Just did a quick estimate, taking note that parts of the maps overlap so there is a loss in the total length.
The whole thing put together will be roughly...

230cm H
200cm W

BIG!

Okay, just had a thorough look through all of the 14 maps.
If you want to join up all the sections together correctly so that the roads align, you will need 2x of each map, because the map stretches across both sides.

A lot of cutting and preparation is going be needed to get it accurate.
You could just get away with folding at the pre-folded parts to join up and just stick together which I think will be a lot more practical and easier. But you'll have a bunch of extra layers behind the entire thing but that can easily be cut away if desired.

Just ordered my second lot of maps. Will be doing this when they arrive. I'll post a photo when done. I believe all of it combined will be gigantic. So probably will need a ladder to even see certain areas, but it will be bloody cool.

Good project!

if you get a little lost enroute... bus stops and associated maps are really useful to put you back on track

BIG!

f'ckin massive more like it. We had one of these monstrositys on our kitchen wall (and ceiling, and cupboard) for a year or so courtesy of my-then flatmate. Seemed like a great idea at the time, but it's a bit of a headfuck coming down to breakfast and having that fill your vision.

if you get a little lost enroute... bus stops and associated maps are really useful to put you back on track

Agreed.
I usually just check a route on Google Maps before I leave, get a rough idea of the roads, and if it feels like I've gone wrong then check a local bus map. GPS and Maps on the phone as a last resort.

Just trying to get from A to B makes you learn London roads very quickly.

All of the above will soon be irrelevant.
That's all I'm saying for now...

why? You getting the brain chip v0.1 or something with automatic road uploads to your think tank?

Or did you just mean making of giant maps?

Ride with a mate who is wearing one of these.

Here's my effort at patching up two A-Z maps. It has been pretty useful over the years.

Oliver... how do you know so much? You're not drinking enough.

A friend of mine got 4 Bus maps and stuck them together.
Not bad.