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Affiliated Societies
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London history and archaeology: general
City of London Records and Archives and London Metropolitan Archive
Guildhall Art Gallery, including London’s Roman amphitheatre
Guildhall Library (includes downloadable guides to the collections)
Museum of London Archaeology Service (MOLA)
Pre-Construct Archaeology
AOC Archaeology Group
L – P : Archaeology
London Archaeological Archive and Research Centre
Adult education courses in archaeology and local history
Birkbeck College, University of London
| Address | Birkbeck, |
| University of London | |
| Malet Street | |
| Bloomsbury | |
| London WC1E 7HX | |
| Telephone | 0845 601 0174 |
| Fax | 020 7079 0641 |
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Goldsmiths, University of London
| Address | Professional & Community Education (PACE) |
| Goldsmiths | |
| University of London | |
| New Cross | |
| London SE14 6NM | |
| Telephone | 020 7919 7171 |
| Fax | 020 7919 7223 |
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| Address | Centre for Local History Studies |
| Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| Kingston University | |
| Penrhyn Road | |
| Kingston upon Thames | |
| Surrey KT1 2EE | |
| Telephone | 020 8547 7359 |
| Fax | 020 8547 7388 |
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University of Cambridge English Local History MSc
| Address | Institute of Continuing Education |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Madingley Hall | |
| Madingley | |
| Cambridge CB3 8AQ | |
| Telephone | 01954 280 280 |
University of Oxford English Local History MSc
| Address | Department for Continuing Education |
| University of Oxford | |
| Rewley House | |
| 1 Wellington Square | |
| Oxford OX1 2JA | |
| Telephone | 01865 270 360 |
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| Address | The School of Continuing Education |
| The University of Reading | |
| London Road | |
| Reading | |
| RG1 5AQ | |
| Telephone | 0118 378 8347 |
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On-line resources and archives
Archives Hub, You can use the Archives Hub to find unique sources for research. The Archives Hub enables you to search across a wealth of archives held at nearly 200 UK institutions including the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford.
The collection of Edwin C. Bolles on the history of London from its founding to the 19th century (includes interactive maps and photographs)
British Library, with access to a wide range of on-line bibliographic services
Charles Booth online archive (Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903)
The Copac library catalogue gives free access to the merged online catalogues of many major University, Specialist, and National Libraries in the UK and Ireland, including the British Library, National Library of Scotland and the National Library of Wales.
Council for British Archaeology (CBA)
CBA guide to UK archaeology online
National Monuments Record (NMR), English Heritage
Gendocs, Victorian London Research
(indexes of streets, churches, institutions, inns etc; not yet searchable)
Guide to London Local History associations
(and other resources for local historians), compiled by Local History Magazine
History On-Line (Institute of Historical Research)
Victoria County History of the Counties of England
The WWW Virtual Library includes access to a general directory of museums on the Internet
Archaeological and historical societies
Acton History Group
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Barking and District Historical Society
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Barnes and Mortlake History Society
Barnet and District Local History Society
Bexley Archaeological Group
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Brentford and Chiswick Local History Society
Chadwell Heath Historical Society
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City of London Archaeological Society
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Cuffley Industrial Heritage Society
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Docklands History Group
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Edmonton Hundred Historical Society
Enfield Archaeological Society
The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery
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Friern Barnet and District Local History Society
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Greenwich Industrial History Society
Hayes and Harlington Local History Society
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Hendon & District Archaeological Society
Hounslow & District History Society
No web site
Islington Archaeology and History Society
Kingston upon Thames Archaeological Society
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Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
London Natural History Society
Lewisham Local History Society
Orpington & District Archaeological Society
Potters Bar and District Society
Richmond Archaeological Society
Richmond Local History Society
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Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Local History Group
Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society
St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society
Southgate District Civic Trust
No web site
Southwark and Lambeth Archaeological Society
No web site
Spelthorne Archaeological Field Group & Friends of Spelthorne Museum
Stanmore & Harrow Historical Society
No web site
Streatham Society
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Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society
The Thorney Island Society, Friends of St James’s Park and The Green Park
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Borough of Twickenham Local History Society
Uxbridge Local History and Archives Society
Wanstead Historical Society
No web site
West Drayton & District Local History Society
No web site
West Essex Archaeological Group
Willesden Local History Society
Other web links:
Archaeology South-East
British Archaeological Association
British Association for Local History
East London History Society
London Topographical Society
Society of Antiquaries of London
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
Society for Medieval Archaeology
Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
The London Archaeologist (quarterly magazine)