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  Crace Collection of Maps of London http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/crace/
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.
  The Diary of Samuel Pepys http://www.pepysdiary.com/
The diaries of the 17th century businessman, presented in a weblog format.
  The Victorian London Dictionary http://www.victorianlondon.org
Primary sources on the social history of Victorian London.
  Charles Booth Online Archive http://booth.lse.ac.uk/
Searchable archive including Booth's survey into life and labour in London, dating from 1886-1903, and Booth family papers from 1799 to 1967.
  Monuments and Dust: The Culture of Victorian London http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/london/
Visual, textual, and statistical representation of Victorian London, assembled by an international group of scholars.
  PortCities London http://www.portcities.org.uk/london
Online digitised collection resource of over 5000 items, brought to you by the National Maritime Museum, and local London libraries and archives.
  Blue Plaque http://blue.plaquemap.com/
Searchable database of plaques commemorating famous people and places in London.
  London Socialist Historians Group http://www.londonsocialisthistorians.org
Organises conferences and publishes a newsletter three times a year. Activities, seminars, conferences, newsletter, bibliography and message board.
  The Story of London http://www.storyoflondon.com/
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.
  London-RIP http://www.london-rip.com
Nostalgia regarding lost landmarks such as particular cinemas, record shops and bus routes.
  London Docklands Development Corporation History http://www.lddc-history.org.uk
History of the regeneration work by the LDDC across the London Docklands area from 1981 to 1998. Includes monographs, booklets and press releases.
  Eastside Community Heritage http://www.hidden-histories.org.uk/
Independent charity working on documenting the history of ordinary people from East London. Includes information about projects, exhibitions and publications.
  Old Stepney http://website.lineone.net/~fight/Stepney/
People, places and events in the area for family historians.
  True History of Crouch End http://www.ocend2.co.uk/
Covers the history of this neighbourhood of North London from the Middle Ages to the 1811 earthquake.
  Imperial London http://www.imperial-london.me.uk
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.

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