Amazing photos taken above Harrogate district skies during the first half of the 20th century have been published by Historic England.
The public body this week opened up an archive of over 400,000 shots capturing Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon during a bygone era.
The photos were taken by a company called Aerofilms, which was a pioneering firm of commercial aerial photographers formed in 1919. It combined the fledgling technologies of flight and photography.
We’ve included some of the best photos below but if you visit Historic England’s website and type in a location you will be able to view more from its archive.
The photographers also captured villages such as Pannal during the 1940s when it looked much smaller than the present day.
How has Harrogate, Ripon and Knaresborough changed since these photos were taken?
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The present-day Prince of Wales roundabout, 1921
West Park Stray, 1921
Knaresborough Road, Granby Road, Skipton Road, 1921
Queen Ethelburga’s school, Pennypot Lane, Harrogate, 1926
Knaresborough Castle and the town centre, 1926
Ripley, 1926
Valley Gardens and the Pinewoods, 1928
Goldsborough, 1928
Knaresborough, 1926
Ripon, Williamson varnish and enamel works, 1932
Knaresborough, 1946
Pannal, 1949
Octavious Atkinson, Starbeck 1952
