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The London Archives will be closing for Christmas at 4.30pm on Monday 23 December. We reopen at 10am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

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What's On

Latest events and more at The London Archives

Latest events and more at The London Archives

What's On
Beauty Culture: Male Readers and the Modern Victorian Woman
Talk and document viewing
7 February - This talk will explore the complexity of Victorian women’s relationship to beauty culture in London, and its burgeoning emancipatory potential.
What's On
Relics of Old London
Illustrated Talk
17 January - Join us for an Illustrated talk to find out more about the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London.
What's On
Archives on Show: Maps
Document viewing
10 January - Our Archives on Show events are a chance for us to show you the sheer range of material we hold at The London Archives.
What's On
Nick Hornby – About a Boy
Book Group
8 January - Book Group meets monthly to explore a range of London writing, with a remit covering fiction and non-fiction for all periods.
What's On
David Kirkaldy and the Victorian city
150 Years of Facts not Opinions
18 December - A talk by Sarah Jarvis, trustee at Kirkaldy's Testing Works.

Lost Victorian City

Exhibition