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England's Maritime Heritage from the Air (Hardcover)
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England's Maritime Heritage from the Air (Hardcover)
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England has a long and involved relationship with the sea. It has
provided a final line of defence against invasion, the route over
which the country's global trade has travelled, the source of a
bountiful harvest of fish and seafood that has sustained the
population, the essential links in the empire that saw Britain
emerge as the world's first 'Great Power', and, more recently, it
has fostered the leisure industry. For many, the sea was to provide
their final view of their homeland as emigration took them to
far-flung corners of the world, while for others, perhaps fleeing
religious or political persecution, the sea offered them a route to
safety. For almost a century the photographers from the Aerofilms
company recorded Britain from the air. Alongside the photographs
taken of the great castles and abbeys of the country, the views
also recorded industrial and commercial activity - including the
docks and ports that were an essential part in maintaining
Britain's place in the world. In this book, Peter Waller has delved
through the collection of Aerofilms photographs held by Historic
England to explore the country's maritime heritage. Selecting 150
images, the author looks at how the docks and ports have evolved
since the years immediately after World War I, how traditional
patterns of trade have changed, how the Royal Navy has shrunk and
how the leisure industry has come to dominate.
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