Check out this selection of 12 stunning vintage aerial photographs showing Bromley, Orpington, Beckenham, Chislehurst, Penge and St Paul’s Cray.

The pictures are from English Heritage’s Britain from Above website which features some of the oldest and most valuable images in the huge Aerofilms Collection.

The collection consists of more than a million items, including negatives and photograph albums dating from 1919 to 2006 showing the changing face of Britain.

Photographs featuring on the website date from 1919 to 1953, and have gone through a painstaking process of conservation and cataloguing.

Highlights include the 1935 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, the Thames flood of 1947 and Blackpool in 1920.

There are currently 69,000 high-res zoomable images to explore. By the end of the project later this year, 95,000 images will be available online.

For your delight here, we present this dozen amazing shots from the sky showing various parts of the Bromley borough in the 1920s, 30s and 40s.

Photos are copyright of English Heritage, sourced from www.britainfromabove.org.uk

Town centre, Bromley, 1929:

This Is Local London: Town centre, Bromley, 1929. Photo from English HeritageTown centre, Bromley, 1929. Photo from English Heritage

Orpington station, 1930:

This Is Local London: Orpington station, 1930. Photo from English HeritageOrpington station, 1930. Photo from English Heritage

The High Street and Church of the Annunciation, Chislehurst, 1929:

This Is Local London: The High Street and Church of the Annunciation, Chislehurst, 1929. Photo from English HeritageThe High Street and Church of the Annunciation, Chislehurst, 1929. Photo from English Heritage

The town centre, Orpington, 1930:

This Is Local London: The town centre, Orpington, 1930. Photo from English HeritageThe town centre, Orpington, 1930. Photo from English Heritage

Station Road and the War Memorial, Orpington, 1930:

This Is Local London: Station Road and the War Memorial, Orpington, 1930. Photo from English HeritageStation Road and the War Memorial, Orpington, 1930. Photo from English Heritage

Crystal Palace Park and Crystal Palace, Penge, 1928:

This Is Local London: Crystal Palace Park and Crystal Palace, Penge, 1928. Photo from English HeritageCrystal Palace Park and Crystal Palace, Penge, 1928. Photo from English Heritage

The Sidcup bypass road (A20) cutting through Beaver's Wood, Chislehurst, 1934:

This Is Local London: The Sidcup By Pass Road (A20) cutting through Beaver's Wood, Chislehurst, 1934. Photo from English HeritageThe Sidcup By Pass Road (A20) cutting through Beaver's Wood, Chislehurst, 1934. Photo from English Heritage

New housing in Clarendon Way, St Paul's Cray, 1948:

This Is Local London: New housing in Clarendon Way, St Paul's Cray, 1948. Photo from English HeritageNew housing in Clarendon Way, St Paul's Cray, 1948. Photo from English Heritage

Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, 1930:

This Is Local London: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, 1930. Photo from English HeritageBethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, 1930. Photo from English Heritage

Sydenham Industrial Estate, New Beckenham, 1949:

This Is Local London: Sydenham Industrial Estate, New Beckenham, 1949. Photo from English HeritageSydenham Industrial Estate, New Beckenham, 1949. Photo from English Heritage

The town, Bromley, from the east, 1929:

This Is Local London: The town, Bromley, from the east, 1929. Photo from English HeritageThe town, Bromley, from the east, 1929. Photo from English Heritage