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Local History Library

Where to find us

The Local History Library is located at 211 Borough High Street at the rear of the John Harvard public library space.

History of Southwark

Southwark's range of historical experience is a story vividly told through surviving historical documents. We have gathered these documents and other historical sources at Southwark Local History Library. The library also holds information on changes in Southwark today. 

Local History Library resources

  • Copies of most printed books on the history of the area
  • Pamphlets and periodicals produced by local organisations
  • An extensive run of directories
  • On microfilm, local newspapers from 1856 to the present
  • Press cuttings and ephemera
  • Illustrations
  • Maps
  • Videos, tapes and CD roms
  • Family history

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Local History Library

Address: John Harvard Library
211 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1JA

Tel: 020 7525 0232

local.history.library@so
uthwark.gov.uk

 

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Southwark Council
PO BOX 64529
London SE1P 5LX

020 7525 5000

csc@southwark.gov.uk

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