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This week we had a great opportunity to go to the British Library
in London. It was a comfortable trip on the bus and the group seemed to be
excited to see the sights. The trip was planned so that we could see the original
maps from 17
th Century London. A few tours were planned for us to
see the site, and I must say it was impressive. The maps were simply amazing,
to think that someone engraved everything into a copper plate is mind boggling.
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The group as a whole found them very useful; they helped us
to see (from so many different perspectives) the tiny details you couldn't find
online. We noticed that the houses on the edge of the Thames had steps that
lead into the water instead of wooden walkways like we thought it would have.
The maps also had the main landmarks written next to them so we could see what
would be in view from our site. Shockingly enough, one of the largest maps had
illustrations of statues that would have been scattered throughout London which
solved our “should we have a fountain or should we have a statue” dilemma.
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The group loved the maps, in a way we feel in love with them
purely for how eye opening they were. It has helped us to realise and finalise our
ideas so that we can bring really bring them to life.
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On top of the map view, we got a tour of the site, a talk
with the business section about how we could get advice if we ever wanted to
set or our own business and a history lesson about the site and all the books
they carried. It was all very interesting and worth the day out, soon we have
the presentation of our ideas to the tutors and the rest of the class. With how
quickly the team is churning out concepts we are all very confident to have a
strong presentation for the 19
th.
-Shayleen
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