English Heritage is asking the public to help with an on-line archive of aerial photographs (Britain from Above) showing the impact of the First World War on British soil.
English Heritage writes:
Temporary First World War buildings in St James’s Park, Westminster, London. During the First World War, the lake was drained so that reflection from the water would not attract enemy aircraft. The civil service almost doubled in size and temporary government buildings were built in the park and lake basin.
Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, said: “There are 95,000 aerial photos on the Britain from Above website so we really need help! We’re calling on members of the public to turn detective and use their local knowledge or family history to identify the many unlocated remains of the First World War across the country.”
Britain from Above is a four-year project, funded through a £1.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, run by English Heritage to conserve, digitise, catalogue and make available online a unique collection of photographs taken by the pioneering Aerofilms company over the course of the 20th century.
Britain from Above website
