Britain from Above | Rescue the Past

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Lea Bridge Pumping Station, the Porters Field Estate, Clapton Stadium and environs, Lea Bridge, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Cloudscape, 1952. UNLOCATED

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The town and River Medina looking towards The Solent, Newport, from the south, 1946

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Wimbledon Stadium, Wimbledon, 1937. This image has been produced from a print.

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The Cyclops Steel and Iron Works and environs, Burngreave, 1948. This image has been produced from a print marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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We’ve uploaded the final batch of images!

The Britain from Above project came to an end in November 2014. We’ve completed the conservation, digitisation and cataloguing of the earliest 95,000 images in the Aerofilms Collection, and we’ve completed our programme of activities.

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Solway from Above

Saturday 6 September 1 – 4pm A free, fun and arty day for all ages. The celebration event of the Britain from Above Borders project will take place on Saturday 6 September, 1 – 4pm at RSPB Campfield Marsh & the Solway Wetlands Centre and all are welcome to attend.