London History

Produced by the Centre for Metropolitan History in association with the Royal Historical Society Bibliography, London’s Past Online is a free online bibliography of published material relating to the history of the Greater London area. In it, you will be able to find everything relating to the history of the capital, from counting house to music hall; from the Fire to the Blitz; from Whittington to Livingstone. It should represent a starting point for all enquiries concerning London’s development over the centuries or any conceivable aspect of London life, whether from the academic historian, the amateur or the general enquirer. Note that this resource points you to where the records are kept … the records themselves are not online. Fantastically useful for London research.

Isle of Dogs Community Foundation has won a grant to commemorate the Virginia Settlers, who left Blackwall to ‘discover’ America in 1606. There are numerous connections between London’s East End and the USA, including the odd President, the Liberty Bell and a famous basketball team!

Mental health services at St Clement’s Hospital in Bow Road, E3, begin transferring to a new, purpose-built site at the old Mile End Hospital in Bancroft Road. It draws to a close the sometime grim history of St Clement’s which started life as a Victorian workhouse and was then used as an asylum … every bit as grim as it sounds. We’ll be looking at St Clement’s and the London Victorian asylums in a piece on www.eastlondonhistory.com in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime go to East End Life for possible updates.