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London Metropolitan Archives
1000 Years of London's History
London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is a public research centre which specialises in the history of London, caring for and providing access to the historical archives of businesses, schools, hospitals, charities and all manner of other organisations from the London area. With over 100km of books, maps, photographs, films and documents dating back to 1067 in our strong rooms, we're proud to provide access to one of the finest city archives in the world - you could call it the memory of London.
If you can't visit LMA, you can still access many of our collections online and participate in our online events and activities - check our digital resources page for more details.
Current projects
Some of the work currently being undertaken or recently completed at LMA
Search the LMA Catalogue
Stacked end to end, the shelves which house the LMA collections would stretch further than London to Brighton!
Start your journey into the past by searching through the LMA Catalogue
Switching the Lens project
London Metropolitan Archives is pleased to announce the publication of a new project dataset, Switching the Lens - Rediscovering Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous Heritage, 1561 to 1840.
Research
Here we highlight some of the latest news and research which has come from the LMA collections
The London Picture Archive
Discover the London you know, and the London you've never seen...
Explore over 250,000 images of London from the collections of London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Art Gallery