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  • City of Shadows: 19th Century London and England Through a Glass Darkly open this site in another window - Dedicated to London and England during the 19th century, with an emphasis on the darker side of Victorian life. Online collection of photographs, links, and features, by Elizabeth Stegenga.
  • Crash of 1929 open this site in another window - Essay on British financial warfare describing how the city of London created the Great Depression.
  • FunkyGibbons Anorak Pages open this site in another window - Offers information on the technological heritage of the local area including transport, computing, art, and a nostagic look at the '60s and '70s.
  • Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, 1851@ - Bromley - Explore the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London, the international event which showcased the cultural, industrial, military, and economic superiority of Great Britain of the Victorian era. Sites feature history, exhibits, as well as interactive model and design of the specially built Crystal Palace.
  • Great Fire of London (1666)@ - City of London - Feel the blazes of the Great Fire of London, the devastating inferno and its aftermath through sites featuring history, news archives, interactive maps, artist's portrayal of the 1666 disaster which razed the city which was already hit by bubonic plague.
  • History of Enfield open this site in another window - Enfield - Traces the history of Enfield, Middlesex, a bustling market town since 1303, where the city meets the countryside.
  • Lansbury Festival 1951-2001 open this site in another window - Westminster - Lansbury festival celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic Lansbury Estate in East London, which was built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
  • London and Middlesex Archaeological Society open this site in another window - Founded in 1855, the society is dedicated to investigate the antiquities and early history of the cities of Greater London.
  • Proceedings of the Old Bailey open this site in another window - Contains accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court from 1674 to 1834.
  • Sydenham Town open this site in another window - Lewisham - About the town past and present and how it was transformed from countryside to suburb by the arrival of the Crystal Palace in 1852. Sponsored by the local rotary club.
  • True History of Crouch End, A open this site in another window - Haringey - Covers the history of the neighbourhood from the Middle Ages to the 1811 earthquake in text and pictures.
  • Victorian Dictionary open this site in another window - Guide to the social history of Victorian London.
 



 
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