John Greenwood of Gisburn surveyed Thomas Foster’s land
here in May 1848. John was the younger brother and assistant of
Christopher Greenwood the noted mapmaker who mapped many of
England’s counties.
John himself was a highly respected maker of tithe maps and one
source suggests that if all tithe maps were produced to his
standards there may have been no market for the Ordnance
Survey’s larger scale maps! John surveyed and mapped 55,000
acres in Yorkshire. The WSI series takes its name from the way in
which GPS technology locates you to a spot on the ground. The title
also conveys the notion of fields of knowledge and interest
overlapping that makes us who we are and helps shape the landscape
we are in.
Where Spheres Intersect is part of Geo Art Cache - a new series
of geocaches created by artists, which entice you to explore
different locations across North Yorkshire whilst experiencing
different artforms along the way. Visit www.geoartcache.com to find
out more.