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Historic England releases aerial photo archive of North East and Cumbria

An online archive showing aerial photographs of North East and Cumbria history has gone live.

Historic England said its new Aerial Photography Explorer provides a "fascinating insight" into the changes the region has gone through.

Images include Newcastle United's St James' Park in 1927, Lake District forts and the construction of the Tees Newport Bridge in the 1930s.

The archive features 400,000 pictures covering almost 30% of England.

Aerial black and white view of a large ship next to Sunderland harbourAerial black and white view of a large ship next to Sunderland harbour
Image caption, The MV Andulo was built by Bartram and Sons in Sunderland and this picture was probably taken to record its completion in May 1949
Newport Bridge under constructionNewport Bridge under construction
Image caption, The Tees Newport bridge was the first vertical-lift bridge in England when it opened in 1934, just a few months after this image was taken
Aerial black and white view of Seaham harbour with the town beyondAerial black and white view of Seaham harbour with the town beyond
Image caption, An RAF reconnaissance aircraft view of Seaham harbour in 1941
Aerial view of Souter LighthouseAerial view of Souter Lighthouse
Image caption, Historic England said Souter Lighthouse near South Shields was the first electric-powered lighthouse in the world when it opened in 1871
Aerial black and white view of Saltburn pier and townAerial black and white view of Saltburn pier and town
Image caption, An RAF aircraft, probably a Spitfire, took this photograph in 1949 while flying low over the coast at Saltburn
Aerial view of markings of Roman fortAerial view of markings of Roman fort
Image caption, Chew Green in Northumberland includes the overlapping remains of two temporary Roman camps, two fortlets and a fort
Aerial view of hill fort remains next to modern farmAerial view of hill fort remains next to modern farm
Image caption, West Hills multivallate hillfort, near Rothbury, would have had extensive views across the Coquet Valley in Northumberland
Aerial view of old hill fort remainsAerial view of old hill fort remains
Image caption, Hardknott Roman fort in the Lake District' was built in the early 2nd Century and was used for 80 years.