Archive aerial photography to be made available

English Heritage has received a grant of £1.75 million to help support the conservation and digitisation of one of the earliest collections of aerial photography. The Aerofilms Collection, acquired for the nation in 2007, is a unique archive of over one million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. Fragile negatives will be scanned and displayed on a new website called Britain from Above at the end of next year to show the changing face of Britain during the 20th century.

Nigel Clubb, Director of English Heritage, said: “Thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and our other donors we will be able to make this amazing collection accessible to everybody to enjoy, as well as share their memories and knowledge with others.”