We have recently acquired the earliest surviving aerial images of England, discovered last year at a car boot sale. They were taken between 1882 and 1892 from a balloon by photographer and balloonist Cecil Shadbolt who was trying to map the rapidly changing London from the air. He tragically died in a balloon accident aged 33. This important collection of 76 Victorian glass lantern slides has now been conserved, digitised, catalogued and researched and is available to view online. Cecil Victor ShadboltRead more![]()
