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1. Crace Collection of Maps of London - Guide to the development of the capital from the 16th to the 19th centuries, brought together by the Victorian designer, Frederick Crace. Held at British Library.
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2. London Socialist Historians Group - Organises conferences and publishes a newsletter three times a year. Activities, seminars, conferences, newsletter, bibliography and message board.
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3. London-RIP - Nostalgia regarding lost landmarks such as particular cinemas, record shops and bus routes.
4. Blue Plaque - Searchable database of plaques commemorating famous people and places in London.
5. Carriers to London Inns - Information taken from old almanacs listing provincial carriers, stage wagons and coaches staying at London Inns from 1637 to 1728. Also contains information on Turnpike Trusts in Oxfordshire.
6. Charles Booth Online Archive - Searchable archive including Booth's survey into life and labour in London, dating from 1886-1903, and Booth family papers from 1799 to 1967.
7. Imperial London - The complete text of 'Imperial London', by Arthur Henry Beavan, published in 1901, now in the public domain. The history of London from pre-Roman times to 1900.
8. London Discovery - A consortium portal project of 30 London libraries, museums, archives and institutions, creating digital resources about people, places and London's built environment; a resource for local history, heritage and culture.
9. London Docklands Development Corporation History - History of the regeneration work by the LDDC across the London Docklands area from 1981 to 1998. Includes monographs, booklets and press releases.
10. Middlesex Past - The Victoria County History of Middlesex and the City of London explains its work: volumes already published and in progress, including online text.
11. Monuments and Dust: The Culture of Victorian London - Visual, textual, and statistical representation of Victorian London, assembled by an international group of scholars.
12. Old Stepney - People, places and events in the area for family historians.
13. PortCities London - Online digitised collection resource of over 5000 items, brought to you by the National Maritime Museum, and local London libraries and archives.
14. The Diary of Samuel Pepys - The diaries of the 17th century businessman, presented in a weblog format.
15. The Story of London - All aspects of the history of London from its foundation to the 20th century featuring articles on the people, places and events that have made London what it is.
16. The Victorian London Dictionary - Primary sources on the social history of Victorian London.
17. True History of Crouch End - Covers the history of this neighbourhood of North London from the Middle Ages to the 1811 earthquake.

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