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Bristol Airport JEH_22047_061Bristol Airport, Lulsgate Bottom, Somerset. This site was first used as a RAF relief landing ground in 1940. The aerodrome was converted and opened as a new airport for Bristol in 1957
Portishead Dock JEH_22046_048Portishead Dock, North Somerset. In 1860 a deep water dock was built to accomodate large ships that had difficulty reaching Bristol Harbour
Wingfield Castle TAY06_01_19370Wingfield Castle, Wingfield Green, Suffolk. Across the moat to the walls of the fortified medieval manor. Photographed in 1980
Coventry Cathedral CC47_02918Cathedral Church Of St Michael, Bailey Lane, Coventry. The shell of the old Cathedral viewed from the south east with a basement exposed beneath derelict ground at the corner of Bailey Lane
Steep Holm JEH_22025_06Steep Holm, Bristol Channel. Steep Holme is a small island in the Bristol Channel, five miles off Weston-super-Mare. Despite this, it was settled throughout history
Clifton Observatory JEH_22046_011Clifton Observatory, Bristol. Originally a windmill built in 1766, the main building was converted in 1828 with the installation of telescopes and a camera obscura showing views of the Avon Gorge
Uleybury Hillfort JEH_22023_12AUleybury Hillfort, Uley, Gloucestershire. This impressive hillfort which encloses an area of 13 ha was constructed around 400 BC. Photographed by Jim Hancock in June 1969
Bath Abbey JEH_22026_33aBath. Centre of the city including Abbey church, the Pump Room (of 1789-99) and the Roman Baths. Photographed by Jim Hancock July 1969
University of Bristol JEH_22046_001University of Bristol. Aerial view centred on Royal Fort House and Gardens with the Queens Building in the foreground. Photographed by Jim Hancock in 1970
Balloonists CVS01_01_023Tales of balloon flight. Intrepid balloonists Cecil Shadbolt (left) and Captain William Dale (right) posed in the basket of a gas balloon
Chesil Beach JEH_22044_022Chesil Beach, Dorset. The shingle barrier beach is a natural formation forming part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Photographed in September 1970 by Jim Hancock
Canons Marsh JEH_22046_006Canons Marsh, Bristol. This area of Bristol has seen significant redevelopment. Shown here are the gas works and an inter-war warehouse that has since been replaced by the Lloyds Bank HQ at
Motorway junction JEH_22028_89Almondsbury, Bristol. At the Almondsbury Interchange (Junction 15 on the M5 and Junction 20 on the M4) the M4 is carried over the M5
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France CVS01_01_076Eiffel Tower, Paris, taken from a tethered balloon. Shadbolt recorded this image as Photograph of Paris Exhibition with Eiffel Tower taken from captive balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_019Tales of balloon flight. A smartly dressed group has gathered to pose for a photograph with a near-inflated balloon. Cecil Shadbolt is pictured standing third from the right, wearing a bowler hat
ballooning CVS01_01_041A hand-coloured lantern slide showing Shadbolts balloon Reliance taking off from the grounds of Alexandra Palace, with large crowds watching. A second balloon is preparing for launch
Flat Holm JEH_22025_09Flat Holm, Bristol Channel. The small island of Flat Holm lies five miles off Weston-super-Mare in the centre of the Bristol Channel
Maiden Castle JEH_22044_027Maiden 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_032Chew 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
Woodspring Priory JEH_22026_01aWoodspring Priory, near Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. A house of Augustinian canons was founded here circa 1210. The remains are now part of a farm. The tower of the church is prominent
Exmoor RAF_540_846_PFFO_0112County Gate and Cosgate Hill, Exmoor, Devon. An aerial view of County Gate and Cosgate Hill before moorland improvement and forestry planning. Photographed by the RAF in August 1952
Aircraft carriers HAW_9397_20River Tamar, Plymouth, Devon. Royal Navy Aircraft carriers and other military vessels on the River Tamar. Photographed by Harold Wingham in July 1959
Balloons and ballooning CVS01_01_001Balloons and Ballooning - Upward and Onward. Title slide for a lantern slide show. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Halton House 18930_03Halton House, Halton, Buckinghamshire. An aerial view of Halton House, which is set in extensive grounds. The house was built in 1881-4 by William Cubitt & Company for Lord Rothschild
Chatham Naval Dockyard 21303_10Chatham Naval Dockyard, Kent. This aerial photograph shows the dry docks at Chatham Dockyard beside the River Thames. The site was first used in 1547
Stourhead JEH_00431_54bStourhead, Wiltshire. Stourhead is best known for its landscape gardens, laid out between 1741 and 1780. The house was erected in the 1720s in the Palladian style
Tate & Lyle Ltd Sugar Silo OP02541Huskisson Dock, Regent Road, Liverpool. The Tate & Lyle Ltd Sugar Silo during construction. Photographed in November 1956 for Tate and Lyle - Tate and Lyle Collection
Huskisson Dock OP02540Huskisson Dock, Regent Road, Liverpool. An aerial view of the docks, with the Tate & Lyle sugar silo under construction near the centre of the picture
Crystal Palace a63_02545Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Greater London. An aerial view of Crystal Palace which was designed for the Great Exhibition of 1851
Punch and Judy show a98_10838Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Children watching a Punch and Judy show on the beach, with the Britannia Pier in the background. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in 1948
Stert Island JEH_22047_039Stert Island, near Burnham on Sea, Somerset. It was attached to the Steart Peninsula until 1798, when the sea broke through. It is now a nature reserve. Photographed in November 1970 by Jim Hancock
Avonmouth Bridge under construction JEH_22045_038Avonmouth Bridge, Shirehampton, Gloucesterhire. This view shows work underway on construction for the M5 motorway. Work started in 1969 and the foundations
Helmsley Castle J040009HELMSLEY CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of the South Gate in the 13th century. Drawbridge, knight, page / squire
Lewisham Methodist Church CVS01_01_021Lewisham Methodist Church and Sunday School, Albion Road, Lewisham, Greater London. Photographed in the 1880s from a gas balloon
Ballooning CVS01_01_035Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing the Saladin balloon flying over cliffs near Bridport. MP Walter Powell was aboard the Saladin when it was carried out over the English
Balloon crash CVS01_01_031Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing a maritime rescue that took place on 1st September 1874. French balloonists Jules
Ballooning CVS01_01_011Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of two men shooting at Jean-Pierre Blanchards Vaisseau Volant as it passes over France in 1784
Ballooning CVS01_01_040Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a distant balloon ascending through clouds and rain. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_033Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell in the basket of a gas balloon during their ascent to c.10000 feet in 1862
Balloon flight CVS01_01_068Tales of balloon flight.Four men in a gas balloon basket as it launches, passing a tree top. One man, possibly the pilot, stands on the edge of the basket
First manned hydrogen balloon CVS01_01_015Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon ascending above a large crowd. This engraving may depict the first manned hydrogen balloon flight by Jacques Charles
Manchester Central Library 21157_01Town Hall and Central Library, Manchester. An aerial view of Manchester Town Hall, a triangular building with a tall clock tower, which was built in 1868 to the designs of Alfred Waterhouse
The Circus, Bath JEH_22026_35aThe Circus, Bath. The Circus was built by John Wood the elder in 1754-8. It was an original and innovative design, bending terraces of housing into tight curves
Aust Services JEH_22049_020Aust Services, Aust, South Gloucestershire. Large service station at the English end of the Severn Road Bridge, serving the former route of the M4 motorway
Cadbury Camp JEH_22046_038Cadbury Camp, Tickenham, Somerset. This Iron Age hillfort is thought by some to be the location of King Arthurs Camelot, although Cadbury Castle (South Cadbury) arguably has a stronger claim
Stamford Hill CVS01_01_054Stonebridge Road, Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters Curve (part of the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway), Haringey, Greater London
Crystal Palace CVS01_01_026Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Greater London, taken from 2000 feet. Tethered balloon flights were regularly undertaken at Crystal Palace
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_007Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a man flying using Besniers Flying Machine of 1678. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Balloon crash CVS01_01_037Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving showing two figures in the basket of a balloon which has ditched into the water. A crowd is gathered on the river bank
Ballooning CVS01_01_043Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon flying above a town or city - probably London. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Ballooning CVS01_01_044Tales of balloon flight. A hand-coloured engraving of a balloon in flight, with a rainbow in the background. From the Cecil Victor Shadbolt collection of lantern slides dating from 1882-1892
Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_017Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of a flying machine designed by Gabrielle de la Londelle, which appeared in his book aAviation, ou Navigation Aeriennea in 1863
Earthworks at Hillend Cottages 18364_28Earthworks at Hillend Cottages, Eastnor, Herefordshire. An aerial view showing the earthworks at Hillend Cottages in Eastnor.Photographed in April 1999
Earthworks at Howlers Coppice 18364_22Earthworks at Howlers Coppice, Eastnor, Herefordshire. An aerial view showing archaeological earthworks at Howlers Coppice in Herefordshire. Photographed in April 1999
Manchester cotton warehouses 21161_02Whitworth Street/Princess Street, Manchester. This aerial photograph shows the cotton warehouse district of Manchester, most of which date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Lowry Centre 21156_01Lowry Centre, Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester. An aerial view of the Lowry Centre. Named after the artist, L. S
Manchester Cathedral 21152_08St Marys Cathedral, Manchester. Largely rebuilt in the 15th century as a collegiate church, it was raised to the rank of cathedral in 1847. Photographed in March 2001
City of Manchester Stadium 21151_09City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester. An aerial view of the City of Manchester Stadium during the early stages of construction
Millennium Dome 18795_22Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London. An aerial view of the Millennium Dome situated on a former gas works site by the River Thames
British Museum 18794_09British 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
Painswick Camp JEH_22024_08bPainswick Camp, Painswick, Gloucestershire. This Iron Age hillfort (also known as Kimsbury Hillfort), is sited on the scarp of the Cotswolds overlooking the Severn valley
West Pier, Brighton 23448_020West Pier, Brighton, East Sussex. Aerial view of West Pier, taken after the storms and fire that badly damaged it in 1987 and 2003
Watermeadows 24208_018Lower Farm, Britford, Wiltshire. At Britford, just south of Salisbury on the River Avon, a complex system of leats is used to channel water over the valley bottom in order to encourage early spring
Road cutting JEH_22047_037Court Hill, Tickenham, Somerset. Construction works for the M5 motorway included the creation of these precipitous cuttings. Photographed in November 1970 by Jim Hancock
Cadbury Camp JEH_22046_070Cadbury Camp, Tickenham, Somerset. This Iron Age hillfort is thought by some to be the location of King Arthurs Camelot, although Cadbury Castle (South Cadbury) arguably has a stronger claim
Clevedon Pier JEH_22046_058Clevedon Pier, North Somerset. This Victorian pier was originally opened in 1869. During stress testing in 1970 two of the spans collapsed
SS Great Britain JEH_22046_009Wapping Dockyard, Bristol. The SS Great Britain returned to the same dry dock that had been purpose-built for its construction by the Great Western Steamship Company between 1839-43
SS Great Britain JEH_22046_008Wapping Dockyard, Bristol. The SS Great Britain returned to the same dry dock that had been purpose-built for its construction by the Great Western Steamship Company between 1839-43
Cleeve Cloud JEH_22045_059Cleeve Cloud, Southam, Gloucestershire. Iron Age bivallate hillfort situated at the south-western edge of Cleeve common. Photographed in October 1970 by Jim Hancock
Dixton Hill JEH_22045_058Dixton Hill, Alderton, Gloucestershire. An Iron Age hillfort with a Norman motte and bailey castle superimposed at the south-east end. Photographed in October 1970 by Jim Hancock
Conderton Camp JEH_22045_056Conderton Camp, Bredon Hill, Worcestershire. Photographed in October 1970 by Jim Hancock
Conderton Camp JEH_22045_028Conderton Camp, Bredon Hill, Worcestershire. Photographed in October 1970 by Jim Hancock
Kemerton Camp JEH_22045_024Kemerton Camp, Bredon Hill, Worcestershire. Photographed in October 1970 by Jim Hancock
Helmsley Castle J040012HELMSLEY CASTLE, North Yorkshire. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of the 14th century West Range. Monk, lady and lady-in-waiting
Courtyard, Old Wardour Castle J990032OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of the inner courtyard, in the Middle Ages, with its decorative well cover. Servants
Great Hall, Old Wardour Castle J990034OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of an Elizabethan banquet in the Great Hall
After the flood a53_10717Lyn Valley Hotel, Lynmouth, Devon. A view of the hotel after the disastrous flood of 15/16 August 1952. This is one of a series of views of Lynmouth taken by James Nelson both before
