A NEW website, Quantock Views, has been launched to capture and record the changing landscape and village life of the Quantock Hills.
It includes historic pictures, postcards and photographs of the hills and the surrounding villages, building an online resource showing the changing landscape of England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The project was driven by Quantock Hills AONB Service volunteers, led by Keith Edwards.
“Quantock Views started in order to pull together various existing collections of photographs, postcards and paintings which are rarely seen and to gather together private collections and recollections, which may be in danger of being lost to the Quantock community,” said Keith
The Quantock Hills AONB Service project officer, Iain Porter said he was “amazed and so pleased” by the effort of Keith and the other volunteers involved.
“It is great to see the website go live and the interest from local community members,” he said.
“Capturing these images for future generations is really important not just as an archive but also as a way for bringing communities together.”
The archive can be viewed online at www.quantockviews.uk.
Anyone interested in volunteering in the project by helping to collect and archive pictures, or who has postcards, pictures or photographs that show the changing landscape of the Quantock Hills, is asked to contact the Quantock Hills AONB office on 01823 451 884 or email [email protected].