Aerial Collection (#13)

Flat Holm JEH_22025_09
Flat Holm, Bristol Channel. The small island of Flat Holm lies five miles off Weston-super-Mare in the centre of the Bristol Channel

Motorway junction JEH_22028_89
Almondsbury, Bristol. At the Almondsbury Interchange (Junction 15 on the M5 and Junction 20 on the M4) the M4 is carried over the M5

Maiden Castle JEH_22044_027
Maiden Castle, Dorset. The largest Iron Age hillfort in Britain, currently managed by English Heritage. Photographed in September 1970 by Jim Hancock

Chew Valley Lake JEH_22048_032
Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club, Somerset. The reservoir at Chew Valley was opened in 1956 to provide drinking water for Bristol. Opportunities were soon taken to use the lake for leisure activities

Southsea Common Memorial 29637_010
Royal Naval War Memorial, Southsea Common, City of Portsmouth. Photographed in September 2015

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France CVS01_01_076
Eiffel Tower, Paris, taken from a tethered balloon. Shadbolt recorded this image as Photograph of Paris Exhibition with Eiffel Tower taken from captive balloon

White Hart Lane EAW027655
White Hart Lane, Tottenham, Haringey, Greater London. The stadium of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, photographed in November 1949 by Aerofilms

Silverstone EAW210185
Silverstone, Northamptonshire. Motor racing circuit and home of the British Grand Prix. Photographed by Aerofilms in 1971. July 17th saw Jackie Stewart win the British GP

Marlborough EAW122255
Marlborough, Wiltshire. Photographed in October 1963. Aerofilms Collection

Priestfield Road EAW238673
Priestfield Road Stadium, Gillingham. Photographed in July 1972. Aerofilms Collection

Kingston upon Hull EPW012805
Queen Victoria Square, Kingston upon Hull. Aerial photograph taken by Aerofilms in May 1925. Parts of the negative are quite badly degraded

Beverley Minster EPW012710
The Minster, Beverley, East Yorkshire. Aerial photograph taken by Aerofilms in May 1925

Derby EAW094450
Derby City Centre. In the centre of the picture is the Derby Council House, completed in 1949, with the River Derwent to the right. Photographed in August 1961. Aerofilms Collection

Stepney EAW080069
St George in the East, Stepney, London. Photographed in April 1960. Gutted by an incendiary in May 1941, it was soon to be restored within the Hawksmoor shell, and was rededicated in 1964

Coventry Cathedral EAW074516
Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire. The new Cathedral begins to take shape next to the shell of the old Cathedral. Photographed in March 1959, Aerofilms Collection

Brands Hatch EAW061931
Brands Hatch racing circuit, Swanley, Kent. Photographed here in November 1955, five years after the introduction of the first tarmac surface

Bradford-on-Avon 27464_013
Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Aerial view showing Holy Trinity Church and the River Avon

Box Tunnel 27463_016
Box Hill, Wiltshire. Box Tunnel West Portal. The tunnel was constructed for the Great Western Main Line between 1838 and 1841. The West Portal was designed by Brunel in a grand classical style

Tewkesbury Abbey 27449_020
St Marys Abbey Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. With its large Romanesque tower, this is one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain

Wembley Stadium 1955 EAW058471
Wembley Stadium, London. The 1955 FA Cup final on 7th May 1955. Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1, with the first goal scored by Jackie Milburn in the first minute

Fantasy Island 28337_016
Fantasy Island, Ingoldmells, near Skegness, Lincolnshire. A busy family amusement park surrounded by caravans. Photographed in September 2012

Temple of the Four Winds 28331_042
Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire. One of the key garden buildings in Sir John Vanbrughs designed landscape

Barnsley Main 28323_039
Barnsley Main Colliery, South Yorkshire. The surviving engine house and the pithead structures at the disused colliery. Now Listed Grade II

Welford Road 27591_037
Welford Road, Leicester. Home of Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club (Rugby Union). Photographed in 2012

Chatham Dockyard 27552_022
Chatham Historic Dockyard, Kent. Once one of the Royal Navys main facilities, the dockyard is now a maritime museum. The Ropery, shown here, is a Grade I listed building

Crystal Palace EPR003819
Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London. A catastrophic fire destroyed most of the building in November 1936. Brunels water towers were still standing until they were demolished during the Second World War

Wreck at Fidlers Reach EAW143996
River Thames, London November 1964. The capsized German Cargo Vessel " Magdeburg" laden with buses bound for Cuba. A collision with the " Yamashiro Maru" caused the wreck

Shipwreck at St Merryn EAW200562
The wreck of the tanker " Hemsley I" at Fox Cove, St Merryn, Cornwall. September 1969. The vessel went ashore here on 12th May 1969 en route from Liverpool to Antwerp. Aerofilms Collection

Bishop Rock Lighthouse 29034_016
Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Four miles west of the Scilly Isles, it first saw service in 1858. The lighthouse was enlarged in 1887 and converted to automatic service in 1991. SV8006/9

Elmley Castle 27640_002
Elmley Castle, Worcestershire. The earthwork remains of the Norman castle on Bredon Hill. SO9740/15

Liddington Castle 27618_002
Liddington Castle, Swindon. Iron Age hillfort near the Ridgeway. SU2079/136

Stoke Park Colony EAW005368
The Stoke Park Colony (Stoke Park Hospital), Stoke Gifford, near Bristol, South Gloucestershire, 13th May 1947. The, now yellow, Dower House, situated on the balustraded terrace

Normanton Down N120066
STONEHENGE AREA, Wiltshire. Aerial view of Normanton Down Barrow Cemetery / Bush Barrow

Stonehenge N130043
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Stonehenge N130038
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Aerial view

Stonehenge at sunrise N130035
STONEHENGE, Wiltshire. Sunrise

Kirkham Priory J030002
KIRKHAM PRIORY, North Yorkshire. Aerial view reconstruction drawing of the priory in 1538 by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Falmouth Harbour EPW055832
FALMOUTH, Cornwall. Aerial view of Pendennis Castle, Falmouth Harbour and the Falmouth Roads. Photographed in 1937. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Lancaster Castle EPW002086
LANCASTER, Lancashire. Aerial view of Lancaster with the Castle, church and railway station. Lancaster Castle houses the Shire Hall and County Court and until 2011 it was used as a prison

Royal Crescent EPW001949
BATH, Somerset. Aerial view of the Royal Crescent, Bath, built between 1767 and 1774 by John Wood. It is considered amongst the greatest examples of Georgian architecture. Photographed in July 1920

1925 FA Cup Final EPW012729
WEMBLEY STADIUM, Middlesex, London. The 1925 FA Cup Final in progress between Sheffield United and Cardiff City. Sheffield United won 1-0 in a match attended by 91, 763

St Edmunds Abbey EPW001753
BURY ST EDMUNDS, Suffolk. Aerial view of the town, abbey remains and St Edmundsbury Cathedral. The Cathedral was formerly the Church of St James within the abbey precinct

Vickers aircraft EPW001728
Aerial view of what appears to be a Vickers Vimy Commercial aircraft in flight (with the unusual registration 17-X on the tail fin)

Hampton Court Palace EPW001711
HAMPTON COURT, Richmond-upon-Thames, London. Aerial view of Hampton Court Palace, the gardens and the River Thames. Photographed in 1920. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Warwick Castle EPW001208
WARWICK CASTLE, Warwickshire. Aerial view of the castle and River Avon in the foreground, with the church and town beyond. Photographed in 1920. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Castle Acre Priory EAR006880
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. Aerial view of the Priory ruins. Photographed by Aeropictorial in April 1946. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

The Needles EPW000793
THE NEEDLES, Isle of Wight. Early aerial view of this famous landmark of chalk stacks rising out of the sea, culminating in the Needles Lighthouse (1859). Photographed in April 1920

Cliffords Tower, York 1926 EPW016071
CLIFFORDs TOWER, York, North Yorkshire. An aerial view taken in 1926 showing the castle area occupied by the nineteenth century prison

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