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Aerofilms Exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock

EPW000827 The Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Library, All Souls College, St. Mary’s Church and Brasenose College Oxford ,1920 ©Historic England (Aerofilms Collection)

Cameras in the Sky 21 January – 26 March

Aerofilms Ltd was the first British company to make a business out of aerial photography.

Established in Hendon, London in 1919, Aerofilms’ founders were pioneers of the air. A collection of adventurers, showmen and aviation enthusiasts, the firm married the fledgling technology of flight to the discipline of photography.

From the very start of operations, Aerofilms took photographs of villages, towns, cities and landscapes all over the country. Continuing this far-reaching programme for 80 years, its photographs provide a unique view of the development of Britain’s urban centres and rural landscapes throughout the 20th century.

This collection of photographs shows Oxfordshire from above, featuring town and country, special events, industry and transport. The development of Oxfordshire, chronicled from above by Aerofilms is history like no other!

The Oxfordshire Museum hopes you will be able to come along.