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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 consented to be our Patron and an Honorary Member in 1948.

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Scenes from our 2025 Annual General Meeting

The 2025 AGM was held on 1 July at St Pancras New Church across from Euston Station. It was attended by our Patron, HRH The Duke of Gloucester. [Andy Barker Photography]

The annual publication

The Chairman welcomes our Patron HRH The Duke of Gloucester

The Duke meets office holders

Our Patron introduces himself

Simon Morris presents the Duke with some publications

Caroline Barron congratulates the 2025 Ann Saunders Essay winner, Anthony Davis

Dr Roger Bowdler's presentation on the history of the church

The fan says it all - at 31˚ it was a hot day

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DIGITAL NEWSLETTER

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

We have incorporated drop-down menus – scroll over each issue and you can examine the contents before downloading it.  Try above.

We are also starting to post them up in a flipbook format identified by the book logo.  Click on it to open.

SECOND NEWSLETTER INDEX PUBLISHED

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

Click here to download

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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July 1965

Walter Godfrey – The Society's Chairman & Honorary Editor 1928-1960

June 1980

The London Topographical Society: A Brief Account

November 2017

The Visscher Panorama

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