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Fly past at St Albans Catherdral

The Woolly Squadron seems to have a nose for temporal disturbances. This recruit has found the Tardis again at the Royal Welsh show in Builth Wells! Sadly no Doctor in sight this time...

Whitehaven Harbour and environs, Whitehaven, 1933

St Nicholas's Church, Whitehaven, 1929

The town centre Whitehaven, 1929

Bristol Cathedral

The Florence Iron Ore Pit, the Ullcoats Iron Ore Mine and Uldale, Carleton, from the south-west, 1937

Egremont Castle

The Market Place, Egremont, 1929

St Mary's Church and Thornbury Castle, Thornbury 1928

Woolly squadron at Carshalton ponds photos taken standing at the right of the 1921 photo facing towards the left

Middleham Castle.

Richmond Castle.

This is where Centenary Square and the Library of Birmingham are now!

The field on the left now contains Westcroft Leisure Centre and the Library @ Westcroft (Carshalton Library)

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw006248

Now the Royal Air Force Museum, London.

Hi :)

With regards to the R.A.F. wool, this was essentially un-rationed wool. Knitters would form themselves into work parties of 10 or more and register with the RAFCC. They could then obtain wool coupon free (else 2 ounces of wool cost 1 coupon)either direct from the RAFCC charged at wholesale rates, or from local suppliers with special coupons issued by the RAFCC. This wool also had to fit with the uniform colour scheme- bright pink was not good for camouflage :) but blue/ grey was.

They would have to guarantee that the wool would be used only for RAF knits, using none frivolous patterns, to a high standard, and only garments required. The RAFCC encouraged these high standards by issuing badges to people who created the best work (the head of the group was normally in charge of this).

Here is the pattern for the knitted aeroplanes. Looking forward to seeing this year's woolly squadron!

This former warehouse hasn't changed much since 1934 - one of our Yarnstomers has been there recently to check it out. Where will your woolly aeroplane excursion take you?

I was sure I saw this knitting design somewhere before!

Caernarfon Castle, one of Edward I's impressive Castles of North Wales with construction begining in 1283.

The Menai bridge, designed by Thomas Telford & completed in 1826 it links the Isle of Anglesey with the Welsh mainland stretching over 170m of the Menai Straits.

Recently, one of our woolly planes ventured abroad. Maybe it tried to escape the weather?



A user sent this photograph in, commenting 'I also spotted a knitted Aeroplane flying very low over Mondovi where we stayed, Mondovi is a hilltop Medieval Town about 50 miles south West of Turin, so it was obviously lost!'

Conwy Castle as it was in 1923 during the visit of David Lloyd George...

They even had room for a spot of adventure in Time and Space...

Then onto the the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh!

Part of the Welsh arm of the Woolly squadron has been busy so far this summer, first appearing at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells at the Royal Commission Stand...

Here's a view of Pendennis Castle residing high above Falmouth Docks in 1928.

There are dark clouds looming over Henry VIII's Pendennis Castle in Falmouth. Wonder what the local people working in the docks just below the castle would have thought of the Aerofilms crew in their plane circling high above them to take their photographs ...

Taking a sweep past Christchurch in Old Town Swindon

Dear fellow knitters,





thanks so much for posting all those lovely images. Although World Wide Knit in Public Week is now over, please do keep the images coming! We are always looking forward to see your lovingly knitted planes and find out where the images from our collection have taken you.





Our prototype plane has become something of of a team mascot and keeps being taken to locations with team members. Our last stop was Stonehenge.







I was also wondering if any of you knew anything about RAF wool? A team member unearthed an interesting publication called Knitting for the R.A.F. from the Second World War which contains instructions what to knit for the armed forces. All patterns recommend to use R.A.F. Knitting Wool. Any ideas?





Best wishes,

Sandra

Britain from Above Activity Officer

Despite World Wide Knit in Public Day being over, this little plane couldn't resist the temptation to extent its journey and stopover at Stonehenge for this year's summer solstice. As it arrived early, it didn't need to share the stones with the 21,000 people arriving just a tad later for the celebrations...

The Kildrummy 53 Squadron at Achindour Kirk, Lumsden, Aberdeenshire

Further along the Kennet our plane swooped down for a view of the remaining Huntley & Palmers building. This used to be the social club.



The final "B" for Biscuits.

For Mskbk just to show that upside down is not inappropriate - in fact those who can loop the loop under power are members of an elite group.....

Hello everyone - thought i might give the old knitting a bit of a go - any suggested patterns?

Coming to rest just outside Aberystwyth

It was a bit of a challenge but here is my Spitfire at an appropriate place - even though there are no aerial photos of here loaded yet.

...and another....

Huntley & Palmers in 1928.

Reading's 3rd B - for biscuits.

Bulbs - the second B. Sutton Seeds site in Central Reading. This photo was taken in Forbury Square. The building on the left is Shire Hall (which is in the 1928 photo) now occupied by the Forbury Hotel. In the centre is the Blade and on the right Davidson House.

Next stop, Forbury Square part of the six acre central Reading site occupied by Suttons Seeds.



This is the area in 1928.

Heavy rain in the middle of the afternoon nearly led to our first flight being abandoned. However the weather improved and we were able to set off to fly over the sites of Reading's 3B's - Beer, Bulbs and Biscuits.



Our first - the part of the Simonds brewery site now occupied by the Oracle shopping centre in the centre of Reading with the Kennet running through the middle. Behind us are the malthouses.

The first of Reading's 3B's - Beer - Simond's Brewery in 1932 and the area currently occupied by the Oracle shopping centre.

Seafront Westcliff 0n Sea Essex

Paisley Abbey

Newport town centre in 1921 with the station in the top left corner of the photograph.

The Town Hall, The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire. Standing beside the River Marden and opposite the site of the old Harris Bacon Factory.

Impressed with the spread of the BfA woollens! Great work. Looking forward to seeing more.

Most of the background tenements are gone now, and a great blooming motorway junction behind the hospital.

See the Campaign for Wool facebook page which today has a link to Britain for Above. www.facebook.com/thecampaignforwool?fref=ts

Avebury in 1924 before the Knit for Britain from Above Yarnstormers arrived!

... and spotted over the town hall in RWB.

Probably one of the most changed places in the country. From the construction of the Tyne Bridge to the NewcastleGateshead quayside, cultural hot spot of the North East, in less than 80 years.

But there are still planes flying over our back garden!

Lots has changed around here since this was taken...

Title The Harris Bacon Factory, High Street and The Strand, Calne, 1929

Image reference EPW029293

Date 14th September 1929

How it is today after a bit of wooly improvement.

Yarn bombers at the Houses of Parliament

Yarn bomber at St P

Aberystwyth Castle in 1932 along with St Michael's Church and the Old College of the university. The buildings themselves haven't changed as much as their surroundings in the last 70+ years!

Visited on a day to Dorset's World Heritage Coast and Chesil Beach.

This is very near to where I used to live in Rochester, not so many fields there now though!

Andrew Carnegie the steel magnate donated the funds to build this public library. It stood in the shadow of the world famous C T Harris pork factory. A new library was contructed at the end of the 20th Century just along the road and the Carnegie building is now The Calne Heritage Centre

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This is such a lovely place to visit especially if you're in the mood for a seaside picnic!

Here's a photograph of Malmesbury Abbey from 1930 which has been yarnstormed 83 years later.

Starting off with a plane in Britain from Above blue circling around beautiful Malmesbury Abbey ...

As part of World Wide Knit in Public Week from 8th to 16th June 2013, we have invited people with a love of knitting help us form a woolly squadron to invade Britain's public spaces. Here they all are! Are there any near you?