Local History organisations in Westminster

The Blake Society at St James’s,
http://www.blakesociety.org/index.php

Friends of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens,
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/about/friends.cfm

The Marylebone Association,
http://www.marylebone.org/

Paddington Waterways and Maida Vale Society,
http://www.paddingtonwaterways.com/index.php

The Sherlock Holmes Society,
http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/

St John’s Wood Society,
http://www.stjohnswood.org.uk/index.html

St Marylebone Society,
http://www.stmarylebone-society.org/

Soho Society,
http://www.thesohosociety.org.uk/

The Thorney Island Society and Friends of St James's Park and Green Park,
http://www.thethorneyislandsociety.co.uk/

Other online databases of archival holdings

Access to Archives,
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1
contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day. The site is regularly updated

Archives Hub,
http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/
provides a single point of access to descriptions of collections that are available for research in United Kingdom universities and colleges

National Archives Catalogue,
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp?j=1
contains descriptions of documents from central government, courts of law and other UK national bodies.

National Register of Archives,
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp
contains information about the location of non-government historical records in the United Kingdom.