Birds eye view of Britain
Touring street gallery displays more than 100 aerial photographs
Ever wanted to see Britain's most beautiful landscapes, heritage sites and places of interest from the air?
Take a trip to Oxford Castle this month and see more than 100 images, taken all around the country – from Cornish clay pits to Port Meadow, the Giant's Causeway to Folly Bridge, and Bamburgh Castle to Oxford Castle, you're sure to make some discoveries of places you know and those you don't.
Britain from the Air is on show in the street gallery at Oxford Castle until September 4. The exhibition was officially opened by geographer, broadcaster, author and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Nick Crane, who said that he was delighted to be in the historic city of Oxford to launch the first part of the UK tour of Britain from the Air:
”Oxford Castle is a sensational setting for these stunning aerial photographs,” he said.
“Each of the images has been carefully selected to tell a geographical story about the earth's surface –whether it's medieval farming, the growth of Oxford from Saxon town to university city, or the environmental cost of industry.
“We want people to look at the images and see Britain as they have never seen it before. I'm delighted that the exhibition has come to Oxford, a city close to my heart, and we hope that these wonderful images will inspire everyone to get out and explore the country for themselves.”
From dramatic saw-toothed coastlines to the geometric symmetry of cities and industry, the street gallery includes human and natural landscapes from across the country. Ten spectacular photographs of striking locations around Oxfordshire have been specially selected.
The director of Oxford Preservation Trust, Debbie Dance, who helped to select the pictures said: “This exhibition shows just how wonderful Britain is but add to it some special Oxford photographs and it becomes even more exciting for those of us who know and love the City.
“We have had great fun putting it together and we hope others will have equal fun trying and find the places where they work and live – and the texts make pretty good reading too.”
The exhibition has been brought to Oxford by The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) in collaboration with street gallery pioneers Wecommunic8.
Britain from the Air made its debut in Bath last year and is now setting out on a national tour of the UK with Oxford as the first location. Viewed by some four million people in Bath, this free-to-access street gallery is the perfect way to see Britain from a unique aerial perspective, combined with a large-scale, walk-on Ordnance Survey map enabling visitors to walk the length and breadth of the British Isles, finding favourite locations and discovering new ones.
Admission is free.
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