From the achives

As politics grinds towards its summer hiatus, you have to think laterally to find items of local demographic interest.  That led me to Britain From Above, a new site from English Heritage and the National Lottery.

This is how Lutterworth looked in October 1927.  There are five other aerial photos of Lutterworth.  You can access them here.  I don't think it would have been much of a happy hunting ground for us back then.  Most of the places our supporters live aren't there!  On the other hand, it would have been much quicker to leaflet.

For those whose canvassing practice extends further afield, Leicester in 1927 is here.  Some city landmarks have not changed much but the East Gates one has me flummoxed.

Inexplicably, there are no photos of Broughton Astley.