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Local history
Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds a variety of sources for local historians and people researching the history of a building.
- Bexley census returns, 1841-1901
- Indexes to census returns, 1841-1901
- Voters lists and electoral registers, 1833 – to date
- Bexley street and trade directories, 1870-1938 (see right hand menu)
- Rate books, 18th-20th centuries
- Tithe awards, 1837-1842
- Manorial records, including surveys
- School records, including admission registers, 19th - 20th centuries
- Family and estate records, including title deeds and estate maps
- Maps and plans 18th century – to date
- Telephone directories, 1926 – to date
- Local newspapers 1874 – to date
- Local council plans - these are held at the centre dating from about 1890 up until the 1940
- Photographic collections
- Aerial photographs
- Ideal Homes: Suburbia In Focus (see Ideal Homes link on the right)
For other records relating to a particular place or building search the Bexley Archives's Online Catalogues To find digital images of 2,300 postcards from the London Borough of Bexley, dating from the 1890s to the present, search the archives catalogues. To search for photographs: - go to Search archive catalogue
- choose 'Digital Image' from the format field
- type a key word in the Any Text field
- select Search at the bottom of the screen
High resolution copies are available for purchase Local History GuidesLocal Studies produces a range of freely available local history information sheets on towns, people, places, schools, hospitals, transport, estates and industry in the London Borough of Bexley (see link in right hand menu).
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