About the OldAerialPhotos.com

OldAerialPhotos.com is an unsurpassed collection of information about old aerial photographs of the UK, from the 40's to the 90's. Our aim is to offer you the ability to search through hundreds of thousands of aerial photos, both vertical and oblique, at the click of a button, and to then select and purchase photos of your choice. You can select either a print or a digital scan.

Our team of experts has collated the photography held on the site from many independent and historic archives, and for the first time you are able to view the exact positions of these photos and see what area they cover on a map. Please note that currently only vertical aerial photographs are offered on the website. Oblique photographs are coming soon.

How to use the website

This website has been designed to make the search and purchase of aerial photos easy. To use the website, please enter the postcode, address or grid reference of your area of interest into the search box and press the search button. You will then be presented with a map centered on your chosen location. If you are happy that the area is correct, please click the 'search within these map extents' button.

A search of our comprehensive database will quickly return the results and these are shown as the number of records per decade. At this point the website might request payment (the reason we sometimes charge for the search results is given in the FAQ's). In order to pay the search fee, if requested, you must register (you can pay for your search fee using all major credit cards; WorldPay handles the payment). The website will guide you through this process, and please don't worry, all personal data is kept secure and not shared. Please review our Privacy Policy. If you are already registered please just login when requested.

You will then be presented with your search results as icons on the map, for one decade. Please note each icon represents the centre point of a photograph. If you hover your cursor over an icon it will tell you the date of that photograph, and if you click on an icon it will display a grey box that shows the approximate coverage of that photograph. Other decades can be viewed by selecting them in the drop down box at the top. Please note that the coverage is estimated and does not take any rotation into account, so please select a photograph with its centre point nearest to your area of interest. You will also be presented with the option of downloading the report in PDF format, for you to print and keep.

To select a photo to purchase please tick the box in the table on the left. The photograph you select on the map is also highlighted in the table. Once you have selected all of your photographs please press the 'checkout' button. This will take you through the usual checkout procedure. As each purchase is currently created to order it might take up to 28 days before you receive your order.

If you require a large area that would consist of many photographs, have a specialist request or would rather speak to someone, please give us a call on 01530 518528, or alternatively email us at info@oldaerialphotos.com.