mapco.net - is this free, wonderful old map site still functioning?

[Greenland]

I have not tried to access mapco.net over the past few months but used to make use of it very frequently some while ago.  During the last few days I have been able to call up the home page but maps are not presenting on screen when selected.  I receive the following message:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Apache Server at london1864.com Port 80

I am not a techie so do not understand the message presenting each time.  I haven not had similar problems before and I am wondering whether the website is being upgraded or whether it no longer has free access.  There is no indication of what the problem might be on the website itself.

Thank you for any help given.

[Ruskie]

I am getting the same message. No idea what the problem is.
Is there any particular map you are looking for?

[Greenland]

I was hoping to view a map of Southwark, London during the 1860's and there are at least three on the website I know of, Cross, Stamford and Whitbread.   I have clicked on the London tab and the results are the same.  No access.  It will be so sad if this website is no longer functioning!  It has been very, very useful for people with London ancestors.

[california dreamin]

What a disaster.  I have made alot of use of the 1860 map also.  In fact, it was the most helpful tool I used in tracing my Brown ancestors around London.  I hope it is up and running again soon.  Maybe it is just under maintenance.

[Greenland]

Let us hope it is undergoing maintenance but it has been out of action for several days and usually a notice is inserted somewhere on the website to this effect.  The website has always called for donations so perhaps there is a financial problem in maintaining a webside like this with free access.

Thank you for the responses anyway as I now know it is not my pc.

[stanmapstone]

There is the Ordnance Survey Map, London, Five feet to the Mile, 1893-1896 at http://maps.nls.uk/os/london-1890s/index.html?

Stan

[Greenland]

Thank you Stan.  That is an excellent one which I have used often but is just a bit late for my purposes.  Another fairly good one for Southwark can be found here

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200212/egovernment/1776/old_maps_of_southwark/

[sarah]

I find this website great for Maps..

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/index.html

I have linked to all the different counties it covers under the Resources pages 

Sarah

[Midase]

Re the Mapco site. It seems that the site is either undergoing a rebuild or has been taken off the server.