Symonds

Midhurst: Aerial views in 1986 By Reg Symonds

North Street, looking South at the top.

Rumbolds Hill. Looking North at the top.

Cowdray Ruins, looking North at the top

Cowdray Ruins, looking West at the top.

Rare shots, and not taken with a drone; they did not exist in 1986. Aerial photography was first carried out from a balloon in 1858. A kite was used in 1882. By WW1 it was in military use to get intelligence on enemy movements and placements. Commercial use by Aerofilms Ltd began in the UK in 1919 by police, real estate and cityscape photographers.