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"The London Topographical Society was founded in 1880 for the publication of material illustrating the history and topography of the City and County of London from the earliest times to the present day."

From the Society's Prospectus in the 'Annual Record of the London Topographical Society 1900' published in 1901

Centenary message from the late Duke of Edinburgh KG KT who agreed to be an Honorary Member in 1948.

ANN SAUNDERS ESSAY PRIZE 2025

The Society funds a prize in honour of the late Dr Ann Saunders (1930–2019).  Ann was the Society’s Honorary Editor for 35 years.
The prize of £1,000 is offered annually for an original and unpublished research essay on the topography, development or buildings of London in any period.

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SECOND NEWSLETTER INDEX PUBLISHED

Council Member Simon Morris has compiled a second Newsletter Index covering the period 2000-2021 (Nos 50-93).

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DIGITAL NEWSLETTER

All the issues of the Newsletter, from the first edition in February 1975 onwards, are available to download.

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DIGITAL COPIES OF THE LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL RECORD

Copies of the Society’s journal, the “London Topographical Record”, are now available to read in digital format from 1898 through to Volume 29 published in 2006.

More than 300 articles, many with illustrations, cover a wide spectrum of London’s past.

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Topographical adjective Relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area.