New upload of archive photos of Britain

In Summary

Our favourites in this Release

Four Elms, Cross Roads c.1955 — Cross Roads c.1955, Four Elms Ref. F156018

Selsey, The Mill c.1955 — The Mill c.1955, Selsey Ref. S91136

Snaefell, The Summit 1897 — The Summit 1897, Snaefell Ref. 39889

Bala, The Bridge And Kiddies Corner 1961 — The Bridge And Kiddies Corner 1961, Bala Ref. B7158

Arundel, Bridge And Castle 1935 — Bridge And Castle 1935, Arundel Ref. 87163

Wells, The Drawbridge, Bishop's Palace c.1910 — The Drawbridge, Bishop's Palace c.1910, Wells Ref. W47311A

Selsey, Mill Beach c.1955 — Mill Beach c.1955, Selsey Ref. S91139

Rochester, The Cathedral From The Castle c.1960 — The Cathedral From The Castle c.1960, Rochester Ref. R44103

Marden, High Street c.1965 — High Street c.1965, Marden Ref. M252036

Seaford, Esplanade Hotel 1897 — Esplanade Hotel 1897, Seaford Ref. 39540

Seaford, Esplanade 1897 — Esplanade 1897, Seaford Ref. 39538

Featured County: Somerset

In this release are 192 newly digitised photos of 63 Somerset towns, cities and villages.

Featured County: Kent

In this release are 413 newly digitised photos of 104 Kent towns, cities and villages.

Next page of Kent places

Other Counties: Across the UK

In this release are 1,120 newly digitised photos of 679 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.