Looking for information on old buildings?
I received an enquiry today from a member who was interested in tracing details of buildings in a street near London Bridge station.
Here is a list of useful sources which I found. Is anyone aware of any additional sources which they would like to share?
London Metropolitan Archives
RIBA
National Archives
Southwark Council Local History Library
The Survey of London - a multi-volume series of English Heritage's architectural and topographical study of London is available for reference at RICS Library. For details of volumes held search www.rics.org/library using keyword Survey of London.
For more general sources outside London local public record offices and local history societies are worth contacting.
The library has been approached for information on construction of a Victorian shop front. The Victorian Society and local history societies may be able to help. If you know of any sources or books which look at the construction of shops circa 1880s which include diagrams please can you email Annette Howard at library@rics.org
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