New upload of archive photos of Britain

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In Summary

Our favourites in this Release

Earnley, Mill c.1955 — Mill c.1955, Earnley Ref. E261030

Fletching, Bluebell Railway, 'dukedog' c.1965 — Bluebell Railway, 'dukedog' c.1965, Fletching Ref. F138306

Bosham, The Harbour c.1965 — The Harbour c.1965, Bosham Ref. B152082

Bexhill, 1927 — 1927, Bexhill Ref. 79705

Bexhill, Upper Sea Road 1912 — Upper Sea Road 1912, Bexhill Ref. 64959

Newhaven, The Beach c.1965 — The Beach c.1965, Newhaven Ref. N20083

Selsey, The Caravan Shop c.1960 — The Caravan Shop c.1960, Selsey Ref. S91161

Marshwood Vale, The Bar, Shave Cross Inn c.1960 — The Bar, Shave Cross Inn c.1960, Marshwood Vale Ref. M215014

Ludham, The Broads 1957 — The Broads 1957, Ludham Ref. L110106

Featured County: Sussex

In this release are 582 newly digitised photos of 164 Sussex towns, cities and villages.

Next page of Sussex places

Featured County: Dorset

In this release are 145 newly digitised photos of 49 Dorset towns, cities and villages.

Other Counties: Across the UK

In this release are 347 newly digitised photos of 274 UK towns, cities and villages.

Next page of new photos

Digitising the Archive

Our digitisation project has been a huge challenge, undertaken at enormous cost, without public funding. We have used state of the art technology to ensure we have captured the very finest details from every subject.

The original materials worked with have covered the gamut: hand-written ledgers and collodion glass plates, platinum, albumen & gelatin-silver prints, small format film and most things in between.

Even with the best technology and processes, handling so many delicate and varied materials has made this a slow, laborious and complex task.

Learn more about this project.