Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives
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Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives holds outstanding and unique resources on the history of London’s world famous East End.
We cover the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which was created from the former Metropolitan Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney.
Visit us at our Grade II listed library building, that dates from 1860, conveniently located in Mile End. For all our information and updates visit our website and search our online catalogue.
Stored on hundreds of linear metres of mobile shelving in our climate-controlled strongroom, the archive collections are spread across a variety of formats, from medieval parchment to digital audio and video.
We're here to welcome you if you’re interested in the history of a street or building, tracing your ancestors who lived in the borough, doing a school or college project or just feeling nostalgic.