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Aerial photos can reveal hidden archaeology and sites that are difficult or even impossible to see from the ground. You can explore over 400,000 digitised photos taken from our aerial photo collections of over 6 million photographs preserved in the Historic England Archive.
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Explore England's changing landscapes through historic aerial photography, showcasing the growth and transformations of urban and rural areas. Over 9 million historical photos. Details of our photography collections held in the public Historic England Archive.
- Iron Age and Roman farms near Doncaster and Rotherham, Yorkshire. Cropmarks reveal archaeological remains. The landscape today may look like featureless arable fields but when photographed from the air in hot, dry summers patterns begin to emerge.
- Temporary Roman camps at White Moss near Carlisle, Cumbria. The online map shows two Roman camps (bottom left) at White Moss in Cumbria.
- Farms and mines in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Historic England said the remains that can be seen when the sun is low at Grassington are "spectacular"
- Prehistoric hillfort to World War One training camp at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. Lidar scanning allows a deeper survey of what lies beneath the surface revealing the remains of a World War One training camp.
- Iron Age and Roman farms near Doncaster and Rotherham, Yorkshire. Historic England. Cropmarks reveal archaeological remains. The landscape today may look like featureless arable fields but when photographed from the air in hot, dry summers patterns begin to emerge.
- Temporary Roman camps at White Moss near Carlisle, Cumbria. Historic England. The online map shows two Roman camps (bottom left) at White Moss in Cumbria. The existence of Hadrian's Wall is hardly a secret with much of its 73 miles (118km) having been excavated and explored.
- Farms and mines in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Historic England. Historic England said the remains that can be seen when the sun is low at Grassington are "spectacular"
- Prehistoric hillfort to World War One training camp at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. Historic England/Fugro Geospatial BV. Lidar scanning allows a deeper survey of what lies beneath the surface revealing the remains of a World War One training camp.
Mar 22, 2022 · Historic England has launched an online tool allowing people to view aerial photos of the country from the last 100 years. There are more than 400,000 photos available, some of which date...
Mar 22, 2022 · Historic England has launched its Aerial Photography Explorer tool, external, which allows people to examine how landscapes have changed during 100 years.
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Mar 22, 2022 · Historic England has launched a new Aerial Photography Explorer which combines maps with more than 400,000 images taken since 1919. Bristol's Temple Meads station, St Eval Airfield in...