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Grace's Guide
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 112,156 pages of information and 155,806 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
The Association for Industrial Archaeology
The Association for Industrial Archaeology is the national body representing Industrial Archaeology in the UK. Publishes a Journal and also organises a number of conferences each year, including its annual conference and AGM held in September each year. Includes links to many other local industrial archaeology societies.
The Council for British Archaeology
The Council for British Archaeology represents and promotes archaeology nationally and through regional groups. Membership open to Societies and individuals.
National Library of Scotland - including OS mapping
The digital resources available are invaluable for researchers. In particular the NLS is putting online and freely available Ordnance Survey mapping over 50 years old. As well as the 1 inch and 1:25000 series maps presented as sheets or continuous mapping they have made available the 6 inch plan sheets (about 1:10000) and are in the process of adding 25inch plan sheets (1:2500).
University of Leicester Special Collections - Directories
University of Leicester Special Collections. Mostly connected with Leicestershire, however the extensive country wide collection of Trade and Post Office Directories includes several from Norfolk. You can search them online or download PDF copies. The copy of Whites 1890 Norfolk Directory is useful to read in conjunction with our publication Norfolk 1890.
The Science and Society Picture Library
The Science and Society Picture Library represent the visual content of the Science Museum Group. Our four museums are London's Science Museum, the National Railway Museum, the National Media Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
A commercial site with many historic photographs