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Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

551 10

Description Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

Collection Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

Catalogue Number 551 10

Category All Other

Archive History In June 2007, the Aerofilm Ltd.'s library of historic oblique photos were sold to English Heritage in partnership with The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) and The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW).

Administrative History Aerofilms Ltd. was the UK's first commercial air survey company set up in 1919 by First World War veterans Francis Lewis Wills and Claude Grahame-White. Although their earliest work focused on oblique photography, from 1921 the company focused primarily on vertical photography for survey and mapping purposes, and they were instrumental in pioneering photogrammetry in the 1930s. In 1925 the company was taken over by the Aircraft Operating Company, allowing it to significantly expand its operations. During the second world war, the staff and equipment of Aerofilms Ltd. were co-opted by the Allied Photographic Interpretation Unit at Medmenham. Within this period, the company caught the interest of Sir Percy Hunting and became members of the Hunting Group of Companies in 1942. Following the end of the war, Aerofilms Ltd. once again became focused on oblique photography whilst Hunting Aerosurveys undertook vertical photography for mapping and survey purposes. In 1997, Aerofilms Ltd. was aquired by Simmons Mapping (UK), which was then taken over by the Norwegian technology firm, Blom.

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Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 10) Records of Aerofilms Ltd, aerial photographers, Bristol, England

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048126 Balloch, oblique aerial view. 31/7/1947 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048135 Oblique aerial view centred on, Granton Gas Works, Edinburgh, in 1949. 23/6/1949 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048136 Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium, oblique aerial view. This stadium has since been demolished. 30/5/1929 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048137 Oblique aerial view of Powderhall Stadium, Edinburgh, in 1937. 14/11/1937 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048143 Glasgow, Hampden Park Stadium, oblique aerial view. 6/10/1927 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048144 Oblique aerial view of Ibrox Football Stadium, Glasgow, in 1927, taken from the W. 6/10/1927 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048145 Glasgow, MacFarlane Lang & Co Victoria biscuit works, oblique aerial view, taken from the NW. 29/5/1929 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048138 Edinburgh, Princes Street, West End, oblique aerial view taken from the SW. 26/4/1927 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048146 Glasgow, Princes Dock and Queen's Dock with part of Govan Plantation area adjacent, oblique aerial view showing , taken from the SE. 4/7/1936 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048147 Glasgow, Empire Exhibition at Bellahouston Park prior to the opening 5 May 1938, oblique aerial view. 12/4/1938 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048367 Fort Augustus, village, abbey and locks, oblique aerial view. 12/8/1954 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048368 Aviemore, oblique aerial view. 12/6/1969 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048369 Aviemore, oblique aerial view. 22/9/1932 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048372 Dalcross Airport, oblique aerial view. 6/9/1961 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048373 Corpach, oblique aerial view centred on the former Wiggins Teape pulp and paper mill, under construction with the Royal Navy Engineering Support Base, HMS St Christopher adjacent, taken from the NE. 31/8/1964 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048374 Glenfinnan Monument and Loch Shiel, oblique aerial view. 31/8/1964 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048375 Great Glen with Loch Orch and Loch Lochy, oblique aerial view. 24/3/1950 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048376 Ravenscraig, powerstation, oblique aerial view. 1978 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048248 Oblique aerial view of North Berwick harbour and pool. c. 1950 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048252 North Berwick, town centre, oblique aerial view. 27/5/1971 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048411 Glasgow, Clydebank, oblique aerial view centred on part of John Brown's shipyard with Clydebank Riverside Station adjacent, taken from the NW. 28/8/1963 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048412 Oblique aerial view centred on Singer Sewing Factory, Clydebank, with the railway station adjacent with John Brown's shipbuilding yard in the background, taken from the E. 8/1934 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048413 Glasgow, Clydebank. Oblique aerial view centred on the ship 'Kungsholm' at John Brown's shipyard.. 11/3/1966 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images DP 048087 Holy Island, Arran with lighthouse in foreground, oblique aerial view. 1995 Item Level

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