alb3962445

Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 1909. Artist: James Lockyer.

Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 1909. Silver gelatin glass plate negative. This view, from the balloon Corona at 2000ft (610m), was taken by the pioneering balloonist Dr James Lockyer. Like his father, Sir Norman Lockyer, James was an astronomer, but he had always been 'air-minded'. He made his first balloon ascent in 1907, and served with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force in the First World War. Lockyer was familiar with photographic technology from his astronomical work, and that probably explains the high quality of this image. The Admiralty Arch, built between 1906 and 1911, can be seen under construction (centre right) between Trafalgar Square and The Mall.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title:

Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 1909. Artist: James Lockyer.

Caption:

Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, 1909. Silver gelatin glass plate negative. This view, from the balloon Corona at 2000ft (610m), was taken by the pioneering balloonist Dr James Lockyer. Like his father, Sir Norman Lockyer, James was an astronomer, but he had always been 'air-minded'. He made his first balloon ascent in 1907, and served with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force in the First World War. Lockyer was familiar with photographic technology from his astronomical work, and that probably explains the high quality of this image. The Admiralty Arch, built between 1906 and 1911, can be seen under construction (centre right) between Trafalgar Square and The Mall.

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Historic England Archive

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

4701 x 4004 px | 53.9 MB

Print size:

39.8 x 33.9 cm | 15.7 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1900S • 1990S • 20TH CENTURY • 90S • ADMIRALTY ARCH • AERIAL PHOTO • AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY • AERIAL SHOT • AERIAL VIEW • AEROSTATION • ARCHITECTURE • AVENUE • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BALLOONING • BIRD'S EYE VIEW • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BRIDGE • BRITAIN • BRITISH • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CHARING CROSS STATION • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CHURCH • CHURCHES • CITY OF WESTMINSTER • CITYSCAPE • COUNTRY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • ECCLESIA • EDWARDIAN • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • GEOGRAFIA • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • HORSE GUARDS PARADE • HORSE GUARDS • HUNGERFORD BRIDGE • JAMES LOCKYER • JAMES • LANE • LOCATION • LOCKYER • LONDON • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NINETIES • NINETIES, THE • NINETY DECADE • PARADE GROUND • PHOTOGRAPH • RAILROAD STATION • RAILWAY STATION • RAILWAY • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RIVER THAMES • RIVER • ROAD • ROOFTOPS • SQUARE • ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS • ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS • STATION • STREET • THAMES RIVER • THAMES • TRAFALGAR SQUARE • TRAIN STATION • TRAIN STATIONS • TRANSPORT • TRANSPORTATION • WESTMINSTER • WHITEHALL • WILLIAM JAMES STEWART LOCKYER