Britain’s Home Front: 9 Remarkable Aerial Images That Reveal the Impact of the First World War
1. National Projectile Factory in Hackney, London During the First World War demand for munitions soared and sections of theContinue Reading
Category: Historic photography
Aerofilms: A History of Britain from Above
Have you seen an air photograph of where you live? Perhaps you’ve got used to the view by using aContinue Reading
Moving to Commemoration
Paul Stamper is Senior Designation Advisor for English Heritage and is responsible for overseeing the production of our designation selection criteriaContinue Reading
English seaside resorts through the Aerofilms lens
Regina Papachlimitzou is the Activity Team Support Officer for Britain from Above. The project is a four year Heritage Lottery FundContinue Reading
Taking a look at the past, from above
Regina Papachlimitzou is the Activity Team Support Officer for Britain from Above, and joined the team in February 2013. TheContinue Reading
A year of ‘Landmark Listings’: England’s history protected
We have just launched a new series on our website highlighting fascinating historic sites, as part of our celebrating 100Continue Reading
Do you know where Bedlam was?
Do you know how people with leprosy were able to worship in the middle-ages? Who were the first people toContinue Reading
Woolwich: from barracks & dockyards to cinemas & churches – the latest volume of the Survey of London
This month sees the publication of the 48th volume of the Survey of London, the leading reference publication on theContinue Reading
Britain from Above & people who like looking at pictures…
In 2007, working with the Welsh and Scottish Royal Commissions, English Heritage acquired the historically important Aerofilms collection of obliqueContinue Reading