Old Aerial Photographs of Lymington and the surrounding area

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Aerofilms was the first commercial aerial photography company, set up by former First World War pilot Francis Lewis Wills in 1919. Wills began taking aerial photographs of Britain in the 1920s from a biplane. He captured the images onto plate negatives. The Aerofilms archive, containing more than one million photographs, was sold to English Heritage in 2006.
1943 - River and town landscape
1954 - River and salt marsh
1959 - Pier, river and boatyard
1959 - Toll bridge, river and quay
1961 - Lymington town

Aerial photographs from other local areas.
1930s - Milford on Sea
1950s - Naish Farm
1910s - Christchurch town
1950s - Christchurch quay
1950s - Lyndhurst
1930s - View from Tennyson Downs
1950s - Beaulieu River
2003 - Setley Pond, Boldre
2003 - Balmer Lawn hotel, Brockenhurst


1943 - River and town landscape 1954 - River and salt marsh 1959 - Pier, river and boatyard 1959 - Toll bridge, river and quay 1961 - Lymington town	Aerofilms was the first commercial aerial photography company, set up by former First World War pilot Francis Lewis Wills in 1919. Wills began taking aerial photographs of Britain in the 1920s from a biplane. He captured the images onto plate negatives. The Aerofilms archive, containing more than one million photographs, was sold to English Heritage in 2006.

1920s - Ferry 1930s - River 1930s - River and town centre* 1930s - Royal Yacht Club 1950s - River 1960 - River and town centre 1980s - River 2003 - West of town centre 2003 - Lymington - view from the east 2003 - Lymington - view from the west 2003 - Marinas 2003 - North of town centre	Aerial photographs of the town and river.

1930s - Milford on Sea 1950s - Naish Farm 1910s - Christchurch town 1950s - Christchurch quay 1950s - Lyndhurst 1930s - View from Tennyson Downs 1950s - Beaulieu River 2003 - Setley Pond, Boldre 2003 - Balmer Lawn hotel, Brockenhurst	Aerial photographs from other local areas.
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