Research Resources
This list contains links to various online resources that you may find useful in your research in the historic environment.
It is not definitive but rather an indication of the range websites and organisations from across the heritage sector where you can source information, during times when it is difficult to access sites and physical archive materials.
Historic England Resources
National Heritage List for England https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/
Historic England Archive https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/
Heritage Gateway https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/about/default.aspx
Historic England: England’s Places https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/englands-places/
Historic England: Online Training Resources https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/training-skills/online-training/
Historic England Publications https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/
Historic England: Resources for Researchers https://historicengland.org.uk/research/support-and-collaboration/resources-for- researchers/
Historic England: Wellbeing https://historicengland.org.uk/research/current/social-and-economic- research/wellbeing/
Historic England: Your Home’s History https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/your-home/your-homes-history/
Research Report Series Database https://historicengland.org.uk/research/research-results/research-reports/
Other Resources
Archaeology Data Service https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/
Architectural Review - Essays https://www.architectural-review.com/essays
British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
British Museum blog https://blog.britishmuseum.org
CBA Yorkshire video archive http://www.cba-yorkshire.org.uk/videos/
Colchester &Ipswich Museums – Decolonisation + democratisation https://cimuseums.org.uk/dandd/
The Courtauld https://courtauld.ac.uk/
Culture and Heritage Capital Portal https://www.gov.uk/guidance/culture-and-heritage-capital-portal
Current Archaeology https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/heritage-from-home-january.htm
Group for Education in Museums https://gem.org.uk/resource
Hathi Trust https://www.hathitrust.org/
Heritage Digital – Creating cut-through content [recording] https://charitydigital.org.uk/heritage-digital-webinars/heritage-digital- webinars/creating-cut-through-content9
Institute of Historical Research https://www.history.ac.uk/library/collections/online-resources/open-access-resources
Internet Archive https://archive.org/
2 That Jorvik Viking thing – new podcast series https://open.spotify.com/show/3nCMdF9VtiyqfnaZGfsJml
JSTOR daily https://www.jstor.org/
Library Hub Discover https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/advanced-search/
London Metropolitan Archives https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/history-and-heritage/london- metropolitan-archives
London School of Economics & Political Science https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/collection-highlights/
Maritime Archaeology Trust podcasts https://www.maritimearchaeologytrust.org/podcasts
Museum Crush https://museumcrush.org/
Museum of London https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london
The National Archive https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/#find-a-research-guide (help with your research) https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (explore the catalogue) http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/find-an-archive (find an archive) http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/manor-search (Manorial Documents Register)
The National Art Library Catalogue (V&A) https://nal-vam.on.worldcat.org/discovery (Library) https://www.vam.ac.uk/collections?type=featured (Collection
National Council for Voluntary Organisations Publications https://publications.ncvo.org.uk
National Gallery – Research Centre https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/research-centre
National Piers Society http://piers.org.uk
3 National Portrait Gallery - Research https://www.npg.org.uk/research/
National Trust: Art & Collections https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/art-and-collections
OASIS https://oasis.ac.uk/;jsessionid=03d50edbbf6eede77bedbbd229db
Open University Blogs http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs
Paul Mellon Centre https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/
RIBA Journal online https://www.ribaj.com/
Royal Historical Society – Historical Transactions blog – teaching portal https://blog.royalhistsoc.org/teaching-portal/
Royal Horticultural Society https://www.rhs.org.uk/digital-collections/
Royal Museums Greenwich – Research & Collections https://www.rmg.co.uk/research-collections
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust – Searching for Shakespeare: the artefacts of New Place 3D https://searchingforshakespeare.co.uk/
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain https://www.sahgb.org.uk
Society of Black Archaeologists https://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) www.spab.org.uk
Theatres Trust www.theatrestrust.org.uk
Victoria County History (VCH) https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history
4 Vernacular Architecture Group https://www.vag.org.uk/
Weald and Downland Living Museum https://www.wealddown.co.uk/
Wiley Online Library https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
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