Title: Fake Britain Map
Post by: GoGilesGo on 23 June, 2022, 12:42:44 PM
Post by: GoGilesGo on 23 June, 2022, 12:42:44 PM
This just popped up in my socials feed today. A map of fictional places in Great Britain. Trumptonshire, Fulchester and HMP Slade of course but a few Dreddverse locations too.
related article with an updated map here
https://londonist.com/london/maps/fake-britain-map-fictional-locations-england-scotland-wales (https://londonist.com/london/maps/fake-britain-map-fictional-locations-england-scotland-wales)
related article with an updated map here
https://londonist.com/london/maps/fake-britain-map-fictional-locations-england-scotland-wales (https://londonist.com/london/maps/fake-britain-map-fictional-locations-england-scotland-wales)
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 23 June, 2022, 02:55:40 PM
Post by: JayzusB.Christ on 23 June, 2022, 02:55:40 PM
I fecking love it. Being a man of little culture, I don't recognise most of them, but will be googling for the next hour. I'm inevitably reminded of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - I seem to remember a world Atlas of this type in one of the books, but my mind could be playing tricks on me.
EDIT - On the downside, I've just googled 'Horny Boy location' and it's now in my search history. And I still don't know what work of fiction it comes from.
EDIT - On the downside, I've just googled 'Horny Boy location' and it's now in my search history. And I still don't know what work of fiction it comes from.
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: AlexF on 23 June, 2022, 03:00:07 PM
Post by: AlexF on 23 June, 2022, 03:00:07 PM
The updated one is just teeming with locations! A true labour of love.
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: The Enigmatic Dr X on 23 June, 2022, 03:02:56 PM
Post by: The Enigmatic Dr X on 23 June, 2022, 03:02:56 PM
Think that's good?
Here's the whole grud-damn world, in a beautiful book.
The Meg is on the cover! (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Imagined-Places-Lilliput-Gotham/dp/1849946418/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1184174944379483&hvadid=74011138773426&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41967&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-74011089982704%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=5527_2259592&keywords=atlas+of+fictional+places&qid=1655992945&sr=8-1)
Here's the whole grud-damn world, in a beautiful book.
The Meg is on the cover! (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atlas-Imagined-Places-Lilliput-Gotham/dp/1849946418/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1184174944379483&hvadid=74011138773426&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41967&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-74011089982704%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=5527_2259592&keywords=atlas+of+fictional+places&qid=1655992945&sr=8-1)
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: IndigoPrime on 23 June, 2022, 07:36:18 PM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 23 June, 2022, 07:36:18 PM
Yep. I found that book earlier and duly added it to my wish-list. Birthday is coming up! :D
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 June, 2022, 08:43:33 PM
Post by: Colin YNWA on 23 June, 2022, 08:43:33 PM
You could spend hours in that thing.
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: Definitely Not Mister Pops on 23 June, 2022, 08:53:07 PM
Post by: Definitely Not Mister Pops on 23 June, 2022, 08:53:07 PM
I had always assumed Melchester was much further north and the Rovers all sounded like they were out of Corrie
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: Jim_Campbell on 23 June, 2022, 10:36:57 PM
Post by: Jim_Campbell on 23 June, 2022, 10:36:57 PM
Although it's nice to John Allison get a look-in here, I think Tackleford is both too far west and little far south...
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: Leigh S on 23 June, 2022, 10:45:10 PM
Post by: Leigh S on 23 June, 2022, 10:45:10 PM
Wheres the Birmingham Gap and Milton Keynes Mutatn Ghetto?
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: sheridan on 24 June, 2022, 09:03:52 AM
Post by: sheridan on 24 June, 2022, 09:03:52 AM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 23 June, 2022, 02:55:40 PM
I fecking love it. Being a man of little culture, I don't recognise most of them, but will be googling for the next hour. I'm inevitably reminded of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - I seem to remember a world Atlas of this type in one of the books, but my mind could be playing tricks on me.
I don't know about reprints, but the original two series of League (Fu Manchu and the Martians) had a gazeteer at the back of each issue.
Title: Re: Fake Britain Map
Post by: sheridan on 24 June, 2022, 09:08:48 AM
Post by: sheridan on 24 June, 2022, 09:08:48 AM
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 23 June, 2022, 02:55:40 PM
EDIT - On the downside, I've just googled 'Horny Boy location' and it's now in my search history. And I still don't know what work of fiction it comes from.
Shoulda looked at the google sheet (which was linked in the article). here you go (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1djax783rILHf56Mue-huoVNkAgTL5mULyiBBY_AR5nU/edit#gid=0)