What Britain used to look like from the air
Hopefully some may find this interesting ?
From sprawling factory complexes to newly built suburban streets – by way of some of the UK’s top sporting venues and seaside resorts. More than 10,000 images from one of the earliest collections of aerial photography are being made freely available on the web.
By: AlanR - 27th June 2012 at 23:04
Wasn’t there a book published some years ago, of Luftwaffe reconnaissance pictures taken over the UK ?
By: Al - 26th June 2012 at 07:13
Absolutely fascinating!
I must say, after scrutinising hundreds of images the RAF took in 1946 of my local area, everything looks so much more uncluttered and picturesque – with well trimmed trees, and broad open avenues devoid of motor vehicles.
Something else that is noticable in photos taken before the advent of TV is how many people turned out in public for various things. Some local photos taken of, say, public parks during the Victorian era have zillions of well-dressed people milling around, when actually the population was a tiny fraction of present day levels…
By: Chris Wizz - 25th June 2012 at 17:11
Its very interesting, I like the unidentified photo’s. I have had a look but as yet I can not indentify anywhere.
But it can be so hard from the air?
By: Scouse - 25th June 2012 at 13:10
The main site is here
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/
but beware, demand is such that it’s crashed:eek:
By: SimonR - 25th June 2012 at 10:04
Thanks you very much! Most interesting 🙂
Those in offices might like to turn down their sound systems before clicking the link 😮 You might not want others to know that you’re ‘homing from work’!
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June 25, 2012 at 7:35 am