New upload of archive photos of Britain

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In Summary

Our favourites in this Release

View larger icon — Fountains Abbey, Fountains Hall 1952
Ref. F42608

Fountains Hall 1952, Fountains Abbey — Fountains Abbey, Fountains Hall 1952
Ref. F42608

Willersley Castle c.1955, Cromford — Cromford, Willersley Castle c1955
Ref. C193289

High Street c.1939, Burford — Burford, High Street c1939
Ref. B369507

The Castle 1897, Dunoon — Dunoon, the Castle 1897
Ref. 39831A

Shrewsbury Arms Hotel c.1955, Albrighton — Albrighton, Shrewsbury Arms Hotel c1955
Ref. A24031

The Pond 1898, Great Bentley — Great Bentley, the Pond 1898
Ref. 41510

Conyngham Hall c.1960, Knaresborough — Knaresborough, Conyngham Hall c1960
Ref. K42105

Capstone Parade 1894, Ilfracombe — Ilfracombe, Capstone Parade 1894
Ref. 33439

The Approach And Holy Trinity Church c.1860, Matlock Bath — Matlock Bath, the Approach and Holy Trinity Church c1860
Ref. 290

Pike And Eel Inn, Overcote Lane c.1965, Needingworth — Needingworth, Pike and Eel Inn, Overcote Lane c1965
Ref. N326111A

Christ's College 1890, Cambridge — Cambridge, Christ's College 1890
Ref. 26582

Keepers Pool Baths c.1950, Sutton Coldfield — Sutton Coldfield, Keepers Pool Baths c1950
Ref. S339014

The Parade 1960, Sutton Coldfield — Sutton Coldfield, the Parade 1960
Ref. S339048

Featured County: Derbyshire

In this release are 113 newly digitised photos of 37 Derbyshire towns, cities and villages.

Featured County: Cambridgeshire

In this release are 85 newly digitised photos of 29 Cambridgeshire towns, cities and villages.

Other Counties: Across the UK

In this release are 601 newly digitised photos of 433 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.