Black and white archive photograph of three farm workers and a horse drawn vehicle posing for the camera in a field, with radio masts, cliffs and coasts in the background.
Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900–1. Traditional farming forms the main subject of the photograph but the distant Marconi Signal Station is a symbol of modernity. Alfred Newton & Son BB98/06122. Explore our images
Trenance, Mullion, Cornwall, 1900–1. Traditional farming forms the main subject of the photograph but the distant Marconi Signal Station is a symbol of modernity. Alfred Newton & Son BB98/06122. Explore our images

Picturing England

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England's people and places have been captured by photography since its invention. These exhibitions of Historic England Archive images reveal how our architecture, archaeology and landscapes have changed from the 1850s to the present day.

Many featured in our book Picturing England: The photographic collections of Historic England charting the changing appearance of England’s buildings, landscapes and people as well as crucial turning points in the history of photography.

The Picturing England exhibition is now on show at the following location:

Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle upon Tyne: 14 March - 26 August 2016

Free exhibition open Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm, plus a programme of events.

Over 70 images reveal the changing face of England from the 19th to the 21st centuries in Historic England’s new exhibition space at Bessie Surtees House.

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