Images will display Britain from the air
Aerial photographs showing more than 100 landscapes and scenes from around Britain, including the maze at Longleat House in Wiltshire, are to go on display on a city centre street, the Royal Geographical Society announced yesterday. From dramatic coastlines and mountains to shopping centres and power stations, Britain from the Air will celebrate the diversity of the scenery on our doorstep, according to the organisers.
It depicts unusual sights such as a heart-shaped wood of hawthorn trees in Oare, Wiltshire, and an earth-raised sculpture of Sultan the Pit Pony in Caerphilly, Wales, as well as symbols of industry and agriculture such as a salmon farm in the Shetland Isles.
The free exhibition in Bath city centre will also feature a giant walk-on Ordnance Survey map measuring for people to pinpoint the image locations and cover the length and breadth of the country – in virtual terms.