EAW010035 ENGLAND (1947). W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and surrounding residential district, Leicester, from the south-west, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
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| Title | [EAW010035] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and surrounding residential district, Leicester, from the south-west, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. | 
| Reference | EAW010035 | 
| Date | 29-August-1947 | 
| Link | |
| Place name | LEICESTER | 
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND | 
| Easting / Northing | 459151, 304920 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.1257925977868, 52.63844718245 | 
| National Grid Reference | SK592049 | 
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  ![[EAW010035] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and surrounding residential district, Leicester, from the south-west, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010035.jpg) 
  
                                          ![[EAW010031] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and surrounding residential district, Leicester, from the south-west, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010031.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010038] Lee Circle and W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and environs, Leicester, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010038.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011750] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011750.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011746] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011746.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010033] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010033.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011751] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011751.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011744] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011744.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011748] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011748.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011745] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011745.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011749] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011749.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010034] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and environs, Leicester, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010034.jpg) 
 ![[EAW011747] W. Raven and Co Ltd Hosiery Factory, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/011/EAW011747.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010037] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and environs, Leicester, 1947](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010037.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010036] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and environs, Leicester, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010036.jpg) 
 ![[EPW061207] Belgrave Gate and environs, Leicester, 1939](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/061/EPW061207.jpg) 
 ![[EAW010032] W. Raven & Co Hosiery Factory and environs, Leicester, 1947. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/010/EAW010032.jpg) 
 ![[EAW051833] The city centre around Burleys Lane and Belgrave Gate, Leicester, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/051/EAW051833.jpg) 
 ![[EPW055007] Belgrave Gate and the city, Leicester, 1937](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EPW/055/EPW055007.jpg) 
 ![[EAW051826] Abbey Park and the city, Leicester, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/051/EAW051826.jpg) 
 ![[EAW051831] The city centre around Lee Street and Humberstone Gate, Leicester, 1953](http://britainfromabove.org.uk/sites/all/libraries/aerofilms-images/public/100x100/EAW/051/EAW051831.jpg)