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 '''Barnet Local Studies Centre'''<br>The Burroughs<br>Hendon<br>London NW4 4BQ UK<br><br>Telephone: 020 8359 3960<br>Email: [mailto:library.archives@barnet.gov.uk library.archives@barnet.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.barnet.gov.uk/citizen-home/libraries/local-studies-and-archives.html Website]
 :'''Barnet was part of Hertfordshire until 1963.'''
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 == Libraries ==
+[https://www.better.org.uk/library/london '''Libraries in London''']
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 '''Guildhall Library'''<br>Aldermanbury<br>London EC2V 7HH UK<br>Telephone: 20 7332 1868/1870<br>Email: [mailto:guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library Website]<br>[https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/guildhall-library/family-history Family history]<br>[https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl/search/results?qu=parish+register&te= Parish registers]<br>[https://col.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/ghl Online catalogue]
 :Guildhall Library holds parish records for the '''ancient city of London.'''
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 :The British Library is a major research library, with items in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC. In addition to receiving a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland (approximately 8,000 per day), the Library has a programme for content acquisitions. The Library adds some three million items every year occupying 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) of new shelf space.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "British Library," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Library, accessed 20 June 2017.</ref>
-=== The Library and Museum of Freemasonry ===
+==Museums==
+*For a long list of London museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_London '''List of museums in London'''] in Wikipedia.
-'''The Library and Museum of Freemasonry'''<br>Freemasons’ Hall<br>60 Great Queen Street<br>London WC2B 5AZ UK<br>Telephone: 020 7395 9257<br>
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-Email: [mailto:libmus@freemasonry.london.museum libmus@freemasonry.london.museum]<br>
-Website: [http://freemasonry.london.museum The Library and Museum of Freemasonry]
-:Freemasons’ Hall has been the centre of English freemasonry for 230 years. It is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England, the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, and also the meeting place for over 1000 Masonic lodges.
-=== Lambeth Palace Library ===
-'''Lambeth Palace Library'''<br>Lambeth Palace Rd<br>Lambeth<br>London SE1 7JU UK<br>Telephone: 20 7898 1400<br>Email: [mailto:archives@churchofengland.org archives@churchofengland.org]<br>
-Website: [http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org Lambeth Palace Library]
-:Lambeth Palace Library contains an unrivalled collection of precious books and manuscripts, documenting nearly 1000 years of ecclesiastical and cultural life of the Church and Great Britain.
-=== Swiss Cottage Central Library ===
-'''Swiss Cottage Central Library'''<br>88 Avenue Road<br>London NW3 3HA UK<br>Telephone: 20 7974 4001<br>Email: [mailto:events@camden.gov.uk events@camden.gov.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure/libraries-and-online-learning-centres/swiss-cottage-library/;jsessionid=088568B5D1FB255A71626DBCE48CA953 Swiss Cottage Central Library]
-:This library is the largest in the borough and has varied facilities including a café and art gallery as well as extensive seating and study areas.  The stock is the largest in the borough.
-=== Wellcome Library ===
-'''Wellcome Library'''<br>Part of Wellcome Collection<br>183 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2BE UK<br>Telephone: 020 7611 8722<br>
-Email: [mailto:library@wellcome.ac.uk library@wellcome.ac.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://wellcomelibrary.org Wellcome Library]
-:The Wellcome Library of the history of medicine holds not only high-level material on medical history but also a huge amount of information on named individuals. They have a guide to [http://wellcomelibrary.org/collections/subject-guides/biography-and-family-history/biography-and-family-history-general-resources/ Biographical and Family History Resources] in the library.  They also offer a growing collection of material relating to contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society.
-=== Westminster Victoria Library ===
-'''Westminster Victoria Library'''<br>160 Buckingham Palace Road<br>London SW1W 9UD UK<br>Telephone: 020 7641 6200<br>Email: [mailto:victorialibrary@westminster.gov.uk victorialibrary@westminster.gov.uk]<br>Website: [https://www.westminster.gov.uk/library-opening-hours-and-contact-details#victoria-library Westminster Victoria Library]
-:This is a large library containing a wide range of stock and the famous Westminster Music Library.
-== Museums ==
-=== British Museum ===
 '''British Museum'''<br>Great Russell St<br>Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3DG UK<br>Telephone: 20 7323 8299<br>Email: [mailto:info@britishmuseum.org info@britishmuseum.org]<br>
 Website: [http://www.britishmuseum.org British Museum]
 :The British Museum is dedicated to human history, art and culture, and is located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection, numbering some 8 million works, is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence and originates from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "British Museum," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum, accessed 20 June 2017.</ref>
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-=== The Foundling Museum ===
-'''The Foundling Museum'''<br>40 Brunswick Square<br>Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AZ UK<br>Telephone: 20 7841 3600<br>Email: [mailto:development@foundlingmuseum.org.uk development@foundlingmuseum.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://foundlingmuseum.org.uk The Foundling Museum]
-:The Foundling Museum is a history and art museum, which through a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events, celebrates the ways in which artists of all disciplines have helped improve children’s lives for over 275 years. The Museum is also home to the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, an internationally-important collection of material relating to Handel and his contemporaries. If you’re looking for unique things to do around King's Cross, or places to take children, this hidden London gem offers a wealth of activities.
-=== Geffrye Museum ===
-'''Geffrye Museum'''<br>136 Kingsland Rd<br>London E2 8EA UK<br>Telephone: 20 7739 9893<br>Email: [mailto:info@geffrye-museum.org.uk info@geffrye-museum.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk Geffrye Museum]
-:The Geffrye explores the home and the way people live. Our collections show how homes have been used and furnished over the past 400 years, reflecting changes in society and behaviour as well as style, fashion and taste. A series of period rooms lead visitors on a walk through time from 17th century oak furniture and panelling, past muted Georgian elegance and eclectic Victorian style, to 20th century modernity and contemporary living.
-=== Museum of London ===
 '''Museum of London'''<br>150 London Wall<br>London EC2Y 5HN UK<br>Telephone: 020 7001 9844<br>Email: [mailto:access@museumoflondon.org.uk access@museumoflondon.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london Museum of London]
+[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london Website]
 :The Museum of London documents the history of London from prehistoric to modern times. The museum is located on London Wall, close to the Barbican Centre as part of the striking Barbican complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 1970s as an innovative approach to re-development within a bomb-damaged area of the City of London.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Museum of London," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_London, accessed 20 June 2017.</ref>
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-=== Museum of London Docklands ===
-'''Museum of London Docklands'''<br>No.1 Warehouse<br>West India Quay<br>London E14 4AL UK<br>Telephone: 020 7001 9844<br>Email: [mailto:access@museumoflondon.org.uk access@museumoflondon.org.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london-docklands Museum of London Docklands]
-:Museum of London Docklands is a museum on the Isle of Dogs, East London that tells the history of London's River Thames and the growth of Docklands.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Museum of London Docklands," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_London_Docklands, accessed 20 June 2017.</ref>
-=== National Army Museum ===
 '''National Army Museum'''<br>Royal Hospital Rd<br>Chelsea, London SW3 4HT UK<br>Telephone: 20 7730 0717<br>Email: [mailto:info@nam.ac.uk info@nam.ac.uk]<br>
 Website: [https://www.nam.ac.uk National Army Museum]
-:The National Army Museum is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society past and present.    We examine the army's role as protector, aggressor and peacekeeper from the British Civil Wars to the modern day. Through our collections we preserve and share stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities. We explore the role of the army and its relevance today.
+:The National Army Museum is a leading authority on the British Army and its impact on society past and present.    We examine the army's role as protector, aggressor and peacekeeper from the British Civil Wars to the modern day. Through our collections we preserve and share stories of ordinary people with extraordinary responsibilities.
-=== Royal Museums Greenwich ===
-'''Royal Museums Greenwich'''<br>Romney Rd<br>Greenwich, London SE10 9NF UK<br>Telephone: 20 8858 4422<br>Email: [mailto:RMGenquiries@rmg.co.uk RMGenquiries@rmg.co.uk]<br>
-Website: [http://www.rmg.co.uk Royal Museums Greenwich]
-:A top-10 UK visitor attraction, Royal Museums Greenwich is home to the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the iconic historic sailing ship Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House art gallery. All our attractions are located within easy walking distance of each other within a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
-=== Victoria and Albert Museum ===
-'''Victoria and Albert Museum'''<br>Cromwell Rd<br>Knightsbridge<br>London SW7 2RL UK<br>Telephone: 20 7942 2000<br>Email: [mailto:contact@vam.ac.uk contact@vam.ac.uk]<br>
-Website: [https://www.vam.ac.uk Victoria and Albert Museum]
-:The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The Museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
-For a long list of London museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_London List of museums in London] in Wikipedia.
 == References ==