Britain from above: Rare Aerofilm pictures released

A batch of more than 15,000 stunning images showing Britain from above have been released by English Heritage. The pictures, which came close to being lost because they are so old and fragile, come from the Aerofilms Collection- an archive of more than a million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006.

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Packed in tight! Housing in Kensal Rise, London, March 1921. Kensal Rise was a small hamlet at the beginning of the 1800s. However, the construction of two railway lines facilitated growth into a London suburb. Extensive housing development followed such as the building of these terraces. © English Heritage
Packed in tight! Housing in Kensal Rise, London, March 1921. Kensal Rise was a small hamlet at the beginning of the 1800s. However, the construction of two railway lines facilitated growth into a London suburb. Extensive housing development followed such as the building of these terraces. © English Heritage

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