Britain from Above and English Heritage

Britain from Above was launched in 2013 by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and Wales. This website features some of the oldest and most valuable images of the Aerofilms Collection, a unique and important archive of over one million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. These resources use the images to provide lessons, activities, starters, plenaries, interactive activities and more.

The Heritage Explorer website makes over 10,000 images from the English Heritage Archive available to teachers for free. The images are in a database searchable by place, period and curriculum related keywords. They can be downloaded, printed off  and saved. They can be used in worksheets, presentations and on interactive whiteboards and are all copyright cleared for educational use. Supporting resources include; collections of themed images, teaching activities, teachers' notes and ready-made interactive whiteboard lessons. All resources can be downloaded and adapted for use.

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All change in the industrial landscape in Oldham

Students study a 1936 aerial photograph of a cotton mill. This  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 27/02/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Using images

Photographs of the past – a matching exercise

Students work in pairs to match captions to 12 photographs from  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing rural environments | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 30/01/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Using images

Meadowhall: Meadowhell or Meadowheaven ?

A case study of Meadowhall: an out of town shopping centre. Takes  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 23/01/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Map skills | Regeneration | Retailing | Using ICT

A time for reflection for a Victorian agricultural labourer

Making use of a photograph from English Heritage, students carefully  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing rural environments | Geography skills | Published: 09/01/2014 | From the resource collection(s): Agriculture and food production | Using images

Industrial change at Sunlight Soap

Using a historical image from English Heritage, this resource  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Published: 19/12/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Industry

What can you see? Photographic interpretation at the docks

Using a photograph from English Heritage approximately 60 years  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 21/11/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Using images

A back to back photographic description of Brighton seafront

Making use of an oblique aerial photograph from English Heritage's  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Geography skills | Physical processes | Published: 14/11/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Coasts | Using images

Piccadilly Circus – similarities and differences over 100 years

This excellent starter activity uses two images of Piccadilly  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Published: 07/11/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Urban land use

Changes in agriculture over time

Using an image from the English Heritage collection this resource  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing rural environments | Published: 31/10/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Agriculture and food production

Investigating an urban place – Ask away

Making use of an image from English Heritage's 'Britain from  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 12/09/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Urban land use | Using images

The marmalade factory – a systems approach

Using a photograph of Frank Cooper's marmalade factory in Oxford  … read more

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KS3 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Published: 04/09/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Industry

Industrial change in Luton

A 1928 photograph from English Heritage of a hat factory in Luton  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 27/08/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Graphical skills | Using images

Changes in a rural landscape – Image description using the five Ws

Making use of an image from English Heritage's 'Britain from  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing rural environments | Geography skills | Published: 10/07/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Natural resources | Using images

Urban changes over time

By making use of an image from English Heritage's 'Britain from  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Geography skills | Published: 10/07/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Identity | Retailing | Using images

All change in Covent Garden – similarities and differences

In the 19th century, Covent Garden in London was a bustling fruit  … read more

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KS3 KS4 | Britain from Above & English Heritage | Changing urban environments | Published: 04/07/2013 | From the resource collection(s): Urban land use