Speedy23
master brummie
This should be worth a look - it's an archive of old aerial photographs. Have fun.
https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/asearch/advanced
https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/asearch/advanced
I have added a few more for you.I imagine that Forum members could make a useful contribution to that site by registering and adding pins to landmarks they recognise. (Perhaps some already do).
https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw062659?search=Birmingham&ref=124
Chris
My cousin was an aerial photographer in the WRAF based near Wilsmlow, She loved her job. What made me laugh is that she had her hat especially made as she had a very big head.I had a email off the above site today informing me that they have uploaded another 6000 photo's.....
I will ask her Baz she could do with a laugh. It was after the war as she is 80 now. I think she was taking the photos for new maps and what damaged had been done. I have mine on today it's gone very cold.. . . strikes me she'd need a custom made hairnet too, Nico !
Vivienne
The thing is when these estates were laid out they had a clean slate to work with and only had to allow for topographical features. Whilst the inner city areas had all sorts of problems with existing buildings. Even Mr Manzoni couldn't get away with flattening everything no matter how hard he tried.
Vivienne
The thing is when these estates were laid out they had a clean slate to work with and only had to allow for topographical features. Whilst the inner city areas had all sorts of problems with existing buildings. Even Mr Manzoni couldn't get away with flattening everything no matter how hard he tried.
When I used to fly in to Birmingham the area the plane circled before landing had a circular road in the middle then all the other roads situated around it in a uniform pattern covering a big area.
One of the markers is in the area of the illusive Wycliffe Church and Sunday School, perhaps we may yet have definitive proof for the location of the No. 8 bus.A new source of aerial photographs of the UK for the period 1945-2009 is being put online. These were obtained by an aerial photo unit of Cambridge University, and are now being put online. The country , including birmingham appears to be well covered, BUT, as yet, none of the Birmingham photos are online. You can see where they were taken, however clicking on the markers shows thumbnails have not yet been uploaded for this area. I looks like to see good resolution you will have to pay, but better than nothing. A search for Birmingham shows 4,984 hits
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Thanks for that info - I checked my locality but the pics are not online yet. Excited and frustrated all rolled into one!A new source of aerial photographs of the UK for the period 1945-2009 is being put online. These were obtained by an aerial photo unit of Cambridge University, and are now being put online. The country , including birmingham appears to be well covered, BUT, as yet, none of the Birmingham photos are online. You can see where they were taken, however clicking on the markers shows thumbnails have not yet been uploaded for this area. I looks like to see good resolution you will have to pay, but better than nothing. A search for Birmingham shows 4,984 hits
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