Who Do You Think You Are?

Explore old London maps for free online

hen the website Layers of London () launched back in late 2018, it offered six historical maps of the nation's capital to browse, plus the opportunity to attach the stories of your London ancestors to the places where they lived. Fast-forward five years and a lot has changed – not least the number of available map overlays, which now stands at 84, spanning different districts, subjects (such as a map of fire

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