An event at Holborn Library this month explores the work of one of the most interesting and comprehensive local history projects ever undertaken in central London.
The Survey of London is often described as the closest thing to an “official” history of the capital, documenting its buildings past and present, area by area — their development, architecture, history and associations.
The resulting volumes are the most detailed, reliable and illuminating accounts of London’s built environment available — an invaluable resource for planners, historians, architects or anyone with an interest in the capital.
The Fitzrovia News frequently refers to volumes of the Survey covering our neighbourhood for our History Notes series and other features.
Organised by the Camden History Society, this illustrated talk by Colin Thom, the current director of the Survey of London, looks at its origins in the 1890s and goes on to explore how the series has evolved and changed since then, as London itself has expanded and transformed.
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