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 [[Image:{{LondonMetropolitanArchives}}]]Several archives and libraries in London have material for family history. These include the [http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.aspx London Metropolitan Archives], City of London Record Office (currently held at the London Metropolitan Archives) and [http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/ City of Westminster Archives Centre].&nbsp; GenUKI links to [http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/LND/#Archives other offices]. Some are mentioned in the [[England Archives and Libraries|England Archives and Libraries]] article. The London Family History Centre has a large collection of material.
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 :The '''London Metropolitan Archives''' has prepared a helpful guide for family historians: [https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/visitor-information/Documents/01-family-history-at-lma.pdf Family History at London Metropolitan Archives]
-=== Major Repositories  ===
+== Libraries ==
+=== The British Library  ===
+'''The British Library'''<br>96 Euston Road<br>London NW1 2DB UK<br>Telephone:  0843 208 1144<br>Email: [mailto:Customer-Services@bl.uk Customer-Services@bl.uk]<br>
+Website: [https://www.bl.uk The British Library]
+:The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the second largest library in the world by number of items catalogued. It holds well over 150 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK.
-*[[The British Library|The British Library]]
+: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.
 === Did You Know  ===
 *'''Archives for London''' is passionate about archives in or about London. It is&nbsp;the independent voice for archives in the UK's capital city and brings together everyone interested in London's documentary history - users, practitioners and enthusiasts.&nbsp; Through free seminars, exclusive behind-the-scenes archive tours, an annual conference and other events everyone can find out more about the documents, photographs and films that tell the many stories of London and Londoners. Visit [http://www.archivesforlondon.org/ '''Archives for London'''] for more details.
-=== The British Library  ===
-[[The British Library|The British Library]]
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