Aerial Collection (#71)

Ullswater 28546_012
Lake District, Cumbria. View south west along Ullswater. Photographed in June 2014

Bewdley EAW046200
Load Street and the town centre, Bewdley, Worcestershire. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in August 1952

St Pauls Cathedral 29226_033
St Pauls Cathedral, London. Photographed in March 2015

Waterhouse Square 29226_022
Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn, Camden, London. Photographed in March 2015

Southampton Docks EAW229813
Southampton Docks. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in 1972

Boatbuilders at Cowes EPW023056
Engineering and Boatbuilding Works off Thetis Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight. August 1928

BFG Maze 29984_038
Winstow Maize Maze, Leicestershire. In 2016 the maze incorporated the outline of the BFG to celebrate the centenary of Roald Dahls birth

Stonehouse EAW051361
Great Western Docks (Millbay Docks), Stonehouse, Plymouth. Photographed by Aerofilms Ltd in August 1953

The Engine House 29656_007
The Engine House, Swindon. Former Great Western Railway Offices, this is now the principal office of both Historic England and English Heritage Trust

Pleasure Gardens EAW035678
Festival of Britain, London 1951. The Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park. Photographed 2 May 1951

Apsley House 29223_049
Apsley House and the Hyde Park Screen, Westminster London

Wellington Arch 29223_042
Wellington Arch, Constitution Hill, Westminster, London. Aerial view showing the quadriga

Buckingham Palace 29225_016
Buckingham Palace and St Jamess Park, Westminster, London. Photographed in March 2015

Samarra, Iraq XAWC14179
Samarra, Saladin Governorate, Iraq. Once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th century CE. The famous spiral minaret of the Great Mosque of Samarra was built in 847 CE by Caliph

St Jamess Park 29225_035
St Jamess Park, City of Westminster, London. Aerial view from the east/

Green Park 29223_043
Green Park, City of Westminster, London. Aerial view from the north-west

Building the Indoor Arena JLP01_10_46035
National Indoor Arena, King Edwards Road, Birmingham. Construction in progress, photographed in July 1990

The Shard 29227_017
The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, Southwark. The Shard and the River Thames. Photographed in March 2015

Tall buildings 27662_045
The Shard, Southwark, London. Designed by architect Renzo Piano and completed in 2012. Across the River Thames are another cluster of tall buildings in the City of London. Photographed in May 2013

The Shard and Tower Bridge 27662_029
The Shard, Southwark, London. Designed by architect Renzo Piano and completed in 2012. Detail with Tower Bridge beyond, photographed in May 2013

The Walkie-Talkie 27662_025
20 Fenchurch Street, City of London. Popularly known as The Walkie-Talkie. Designed by Rafael Vinoly and completed in 2014. Photographed in May 2013

Tower of London 27663_018
Tower of London, Tower Hamlets, London. The medieval centre of royal power in London. Photographed in May 2013

Tower of London 27663_008
Tower of London, Tower Hamlets, London. The medieval centre of royal power in London. Photographed in May 2013

Tower Bridge 27663_004
Tower Bridge, Tower Hamlets, London. Built between1886 and 1894 in Victorian Gothic style. Photographed in May 2013

Southwark Cathedral 27662_049
Southwark Cathedral, London. The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie on the south bank of the River Thames. Seat of the Anglican diocese of Southwark

Southwark Cathedral 27662_043
Southwark Cathedral, London. The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie on the south bank of the River Thames. Seat of the Anglican diocese of Southwark

Earls Court 27540_033
Earls Court Exhibiton Centre, Old Brompton Road, London. The main exhibition hall has been a prime location for events since it was constructed in 1937. The site is now undergoing redevelopment

Earthworks at Ham Green 18528_36
Earthworks at Ham Green, Worcestershire. An aerial view of a rectangular earthwork enclosure. Photographed in February 1999

Eastnor Castle 18358_10
Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire. An aerial view with Eastnor Castle in the centre of the photograph surrounded by parkland. The country house was built by Robert Smirke in 1811-20 for the 2nd Baron

Pymore Mills 21501_22
Mill at Pymore, near Bradpole, Dorset. This aerial photograph shows Pymore Mills, a range of mill buildings constructed in about 1850

Eastnor Park 18441_06
Eastnor Park, Malvern Hills, Herefordshire. An aerial view looking over Eastnor Park on the Malvern Hills. Eastnor Castle is hidden amongst the trees in the centre of this photograph

British Museum 18794_09
British Museum, Great Russell Street, Camden, Greater London. An aerial view of the British Museum in Russell Square. It was built in a Classical style to the designs of Sir Robert Smirke to house

Finsbury 21765_01
Finsbury, City of London. This picture was taken over Finsbury looking south-east to the square mile of the City. The large rectangular building with the green roof in the centre of the picture is

The Strand 21760_11
The Strand and The Embankment, Westminster, London. In the centre of this aerial photograph is Shell-Mex House, part of which was once the Cecil Hotel

Cheapside EAW078320
Cheapside and environs, City of London. Photographed in August 1959. Aerofilms Collection

St Marys Whitby 28369_023
St Marys Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Harvesting 27596_025
Glinton, Peterborough. Harvesting in progress

Harvesting 27596_020
Glinton, Peterborough. Harvesting in progress

Missing mansion 28387_039
Easton Park, Lincolnshire. The house was demolished in 1951, leaving the ornamental terraced gardens. These have been undergoing restoration since 2001 and opened to the public since 2004. SK9226/10

Harperley Camp 28425_021
Harperley Prisoner of War Camp 93, County Durham. This Working Camp is a was built by Italian prisoners in 1943. NZ1235/17

Rainbow 28465_041
Nether Welton, Cumbria. Aerial view of the landscape with a rainbow. NY3545/15

Rainbow 28465_036
Nether Welton, Cumbria. Aerial view showing crop mark evidence of a paleochannel (the former path of an extinct watercourse) viewed through a rainbow. NY3446/9

East Lyng flooding 27897_018
East Lyng, Somerset Levels. Aerial view of extensive flooding, January 2014. ST3329/20

Lulworth Cove 27843_040
Lulworth Coast, Dorset. SY8280/40

St Catherines Oratory N100760
ST CATHERINEs ORATORY, Isle of Wight. Aerial view showing earthworks

Hampton Court Palace EPW001715
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)

Kew Gardens EPW001671
KEW GARDENS, London. Aerial view of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photographed in 1920. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

Oldbury Castle, Cherhill Down, Wiltshire N072068
CHERHILL DOWN, Wiltshire. General aerial view of the hillfort known as Oldbury Castle

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