Following a request made by reader Kevin Barnett, I had a rummage through the excellent aerial images so kindly supplied by Gareth Thomas, Geographic Whizz from Lichfield District Council, feeling sure he’d sent me some. Sadly I was mistaken, and I’d already posted the one of Chasetown that I had.
All was not lost, however, as I asked Gareth if he’d sort me some out, and he kindly obliged with an embarrassment of riches from the 1963 survey that cover a wide area at very high resolution. I include these below.
Click on any image to see a full-size version. These files range in size from 12 to 16 megabytes, so please be patient – but they’re worth waiting for. The one of St. Matthews Hospital is particularly fascinating.
Once again, I thank Gareth most profusely for his act of felicity and generosity to the local history community. This is the kind of stuff map and history geeks like me can only dream of. I owe this guy a whole crate of beer…
Enjoy, folks.
North Chasewater and Chasetown High Street, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
East Chasetown, The Triangle and Burntwood, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
Chase Terrace and Sankeys Corner, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
Bleak House, Cuckoo Bank and Five Ways, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
St. Matthews Hospital, Burntwood Green and Hammerwich, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
Pipe Hill, Woodhouses and Edial, 1963. Image generously supplied by Gareth Thomas/Lichfield District Council 2012. Click for a (very much) larger version.
Nice one, thanks to all involved.
Brilliant, I can make out the 3 goosberry bushes in our back garden and the blob nearby can only be my dad in his deck chair as I remember him. All my my childhood exposed I am in heaven, thank you very much.
Bob do we know what aeroplane type these pics were taken from, ex airforce sorry!!
Hi Kevin
Glad you’re enjoying them. My thanks to Gareth for sorting this for me.
No idea about the plane – but there’s some really knowledgeable readers out there who may be able to help.
Cheers
Bob
Bob, so glad again that your readers are finding these images enjoyable
I will look through the paperwork and let you know if I can find details of the plane, camera used and any other details I can find…
Thanks once again!
Thanks Gareth for all the effort and time you spend in doing this for the blog, it is much appreciated by myself and I think for a lot of others too. Again, thank you. Peter
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Hi Folks,
I have had a good old dig around and I can find the following information about the photographs technical side.
As you may know these photo’s were commissioned by the Council for planning purposes in 1962
The date of the images are on the top of each photo. The Camera used is written as “Camera Wild RC8-6″
The height of the aircraft bove mean ground level was 1300′A.M.C.L
The scale of the Photography is documented as 1/2600
The company used was B.K.S Air Survey Limited
Hunting Surveys Limited , 4 Albemarle Street, London W1 prepared the photo’s for distribution on a machine that was electronic controlled to produce the maximum detail in high-lights and shadows!
Hope this helps?
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