New upload of archive photos of Britain

In Summary

Our favourites in this Release

Thatched Cottage c.1950, Great Sampford — Great Sampford, Thatched Cottage c1950
Ref. G91301

Thatched Cottage 1950, Kingston Lisle — Kingston Lisle, Thatched Cottage 1950
Ref. K86302

Castle 1950, Colchester — Colchester, Castle 1950
Ref. C136502

Convent Chapel 1890, East Grinstead — East Grinstead, Convent Chapel 1890
Ref. 27672

Valley Gardens 1921, Harrogate — Harrogate, Valley Gardens 1921
Ref. 71654

A Shady Walk On Harlow Moor 1921, Harrogate — Harrogate, a Shady Walk on Harlow Moor 1921
Ref. 71665

Lock Hill c.1960, Heybridge Basin — Heybridge Basin, Lock Hill c1960
Ref. H253303

Church And Lychgate 1925, Hardraw — Hardraw, Church and Lychgate 1925
Ref. 77865

Lower Town c.1955, St Martin's — St Martin's, Lower Town c1955
Ref. S861003

Featured County: Oxfordshire

In this release are 114 newly digitised photos of 39 Oxfordshire towns, cities and villages.

Featured County: Essex

In this release are 98 newly digitised photos of 48 Essex towns, cities and villages.

Other Counties: Across the UK

In this release are 174 newly digitised photos of 147 UK towns, cities and villages.

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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.