tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post3086885050751235506..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Buying London booksCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-52634323332636790142008-10-20T13:48:00.000+01:002008-10-20T13:48:00.000+01:00Thank you, you're absolutely right that the societ...Thank you, you're absolutely right that the societies are great sources. Funnily enough, I came across the London Topographical Society for the first time at London Maze recently, I'll have a look at their leaflet.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-34935744455054920562008-10-18T16:04:00.000+01:002008-10-18T16:04:00.000+01:00The various local history societies, of which ther...The various local history societies, of which there are quite a few around London, are always producing booklets on this and newsletters on that – they're often fascinating sources of obscure information about bits of London, sometimes available in shops attached to the smaller museums. Also: have you come across the London Topographical Society? When I was a member you got a publication every year (sometimes a collection of historical essays, sometimes a reprint of an old map, sometimes one of their 'historical A to Zs'.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.com