6 Amazing images taken from above
The trailblazing Aerofilms Ltd, founded on 9 May 1919, combined new technology of powered flight with aerial cinematography and photography.
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6 Surprising images of pre-NHS nursing
To mark 70 years since the launch of the NHS, we take a look at 6 images from our recently rediscovered medical archive.
How to take a great photograph
Ahead of the launch of our photography exhibition Spirit of the North, artist and photographer John Kippin shares his top tips for creating great images (on your camera phone or otherwise).
8 Mysterious medical images
A recently discovered collection of archive images help to tell the story of England’s medical history.
A Race Against Destruction: The Wartime Photography of Margaret Tomlinson
The National Buildings Record (NBR) was born of war, created quickly in early 1941 to photograph and document England’s historic buildings.
Dickens at Christmas: 7 Places to Visit Around England
Is there any novelist more closely linked with Yuletide than Charles Dickens? His story, A Christmas Carol, was an instant hit in 1843 and helped make Christmas fashionable again.
10 Portraits of England
Our Archive collection of over 9 million images contains some of the earliest photographs ever taken, and exists as anContinue Reading
We Are London
Our exhibition I am London celebrates the capital’s unique and complex identity. 59 fascinating Londoners have been photographed in historicContinue Reading
Ballooning in Bowler Hats: Early Images From Victorian Skies
We have recently acquired the earliest surviving aerial images of England, discovered last year at a car boot sale. They were takenContinue Reading
10 Tips for Architectural Photography
Our photographer James O. Davies gives his best tips to taking architectural photos.