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Online resources

Use this page to navigate to online resources provided by the Museum and other selected sites.

Sainsbury Study Centre

Sainsbury’s Virtual Museum

The website for the Sainsbury Archive
www.jsainsbury.co.uk/museum/museum.htm (External link)

London’s Past online

A free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area.
www.history.ac.uk/cmh/lpol/ (External link)

Photolondon

Modern and historic photographs of London from five public collections
www.photolondon.org.uk (External link)

24 Hour Museum city guide for London

The 24 Hour Museum guide city heritage guide to London with news, listings and city trails
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/london/index.html (External link)

Port and river

Port Cities

Martime histories for London, Liverpool, Southampton, Hartlepool and Bristol
www.portcities.org.uk (External link)

PORT

Gateway for maritime resources available on the internet
www.port.nmm.ac.uk (External link)

Thames web

Website of the Thames Estuary Partnership
www.thamesweb.com (External link)

Thames Pilot

A web partnership of archives and museums along the River Thames making available images and documents from their collections
www.thamespilot.org.uk (External link)

Archives and libraries

The National Archives

Records of the UK Government from Doomsday to the present
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (External link)

National Register of Archives

The NRA contains information on the nature and location of manuscripts and historical records that relate to British history
www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra (External link)

London Metropolitan Archives

The joint archive service of the Corporation of London
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/libraries_archives_museums_galleries/JAS/lma/lma.htm (External link)

Family Records Centre

Government records and other sources you need for your family history research
www.familyrecords.gov.uk (External link)

Association of Business Historians

leading UK professional association dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about Business History
www.busman.qmw.ac.uk/abh/bhlinks.htm (External link)

History of Advertising Trust

Material related to the UK's advertising and brand communications
www.hatads.org.uk/research.htm (External link)

Business Archives Council

Registered charity promoting the preservation of business records of historical importance
www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk (External link)

British Library

The UK's national library
www.bl.uk (External link)

Archive Awareness Campaign

Site for promoting archives across the UK
www.archiveawareness.com (External link)