Recently found this - aerial photographs of many parts of the country with some dating back to the 1920s.
https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/map? ... 6708161779
Britain from above - great website.
Britain from above - great website.
'Give me my bike, a bit of sunshine - and a stop-off for a lunchtime pint - and I'm a happy man.' - Reg Baker
Re: Britain from above - great website.
eh all I see is openestreetmap?
Re: Britain from above - great website.
I use it for work, along with various historic maps sites and Google earth historic AP. Can spend hours getting side tracked!
Re: Britain from above - great website.
Si wrote:site tracked!
Is site tracked a technical term
Re: Britain from above - great website.
PH wrote:Si wrote:site tracked!
Is site tracked a technical term
It's them darned cookies.
Re: Britain from above - great website.
mercalia wrote:eh all I see is openestreetmap?
Zoom in and it has "lollipops" showing places with a picture.
'Give me my bike, a bit of sunshine - and a stop-off for a lunchtime pint - and I'm a happy man.' - Reg Baker
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Re: Britain from above - great website.
Poor quality photos.
Re: Britain from above - great website.
I do like that site but the photo reproduction is not great. The originals must have had better resolution. Nevertheless I can make out my current house on several shots and it has answered a lot of questions when I have been looking into local history.
The older I get the more I’m inclined to act my shoe size, not my age.