Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Photograph taken July 2005 © Copyright Historic England Archive ref: NMR 20399/08

Crowds cross the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.

Location

Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne

Period

2000s (2000 - 2009)

Themes

"Wills, Shaw and Friese-Greene Ready to Film". This was a publicity shot for the foundation of the Aerofilms aerial photography company. It was taken at the London Aerodrome, Hendon. Francis Lewis Wills was a former Royal Naval Air Service Observer and co-founder of Aerofilms. Claude Friese-Greene, holding the cine-camera, was technical director for Aerofilms in its early days, but is best known as a pioneering cinematographer. We know very little about Shaw, the pilot, probably an AirCo employee.

Aerial Photographs - Oblique

Tags

aerial view bridge millennium river water 2000s (2000 - 2009)