What did the Norman's ever do for us?

Our oldest records hail from a time of invasion, regime change, and occupation.

1000 years of history explorable via manuscripts, books, maps, artwork, photographs and video. Where will you begin?

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Just go in and shake the manager's hand firmly!

Jokes aside, we have thousands of hours of video archives stored here and digitised for you to view online. Including this charming film about the Thamesmead estate!
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History in your hands within an hour(ish).

Here's how quick and easy it is to register for a history card and start ordering up 1000 years of documents.

Register now: www.thelondonarchives.org/your-researc...

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London in the Second World War - EXTENDED--> 03/02/26

This free exhibition explores the experiences of Londoners during the Second World War and the effect it had on the city they knew.

More info and FREE tickets: www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...

Sorry for the shade, museum colleagues.

Register for your FREE History Card today, and start getting your hands covered in questionable dust.

www.thelondonarchives.org

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Making archival boxes:
Human🤝Machine

If you don't fancy watching a box being made for 90 seconds, I would look away now.

Our conservation team, and their big scary machine, make around 2000 boxes every year. They can be made to almost any size and dimension, and can be completely customised.

London in the Second World War - EXTENDED--> 03/02/26

This free exhibition explores the experiences of Londoners during the Second World War and the effect it had on the city they knew.

More info and FREE tickets: www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...

London in the Second World War - EXTENDED--> 03/02/26

This free exhibition explores the experiences of Londoners during the Second World War and the effect it had on the city they knew.

More info and FREE tickets: www.thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exh...

Planning your first trip to our archives?

We're a five minute walk from Farringdon station! Watch this short video to get your bearings.

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