An aerial view showing Stonebridge Road, Stamford Hill, and Seven Sisters Curve, part of the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, taken from 2000ft. This image is the earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the British Isles

Date:
29 May 1882
Location:
Stonebridge Road, Stamford Hill, Haringey, Greater London Authority
Reference:
CVS01/01/054
Type:
Photograph (Lantern Slide)
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Description

This image was described by Shadbolt as ‘An instantaneous map-photograph’. It was taken with a vertically-mounted camera at 2000ft from the balloon ‘Reliance’ which ascended from Alexandra Palace at 4pm on 29th May 1882, decending at 5.30pm at Ilford. Upon landing in a 'field of green corn', Shadbolt 'experienced very rough treatment at the hands of the crowd who tore the balloon and Barkers' coat in addition'.

Content

This is part of the Series: CVS01/01 Series of lantern slides; within the Collection: CVS01 Cecil Victor Shadbolt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Shadbolt, Cecil Victor

Keywords

Victorian Railway, Aerial View