{"id":601,"date":"2019-11-20T17:55:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=601"},"modified":"2019-11-20T17:55:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T17:55:07","slug":"layers-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/11\/20\/layers-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Layers of London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

London\u2019s pubs are to be put on the map. Or rather, be mapped onto Layers of London, an interactive online resource which gathers historical maps and layers them for users to explore how areas have changed. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, a team of volunteers have been set the challenge to gather images, historical information and present day stories from licensees and regulars, before creating a set of records for each pub, past and present. \u201cThere are quite a few excellent websites out there with some great content about pubs<\/em>\u201d says Layers of London\u2019s Public Engagement Officer, Adam Corsini, \u201cbut what we\u2019re hoping to do is to gather that content and allow online visitors to discover this information within the context of historical maps<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Layers of London\u2019s maps go back to the 13th century and include John Rocque\u2019s detailed 10 miles round map from 1746, Charles Booth\u2019s Poverty map (1886-1903) and the 1945 WWII Bomb Damage maps. With partner organisations including the National Archives, the British Library, the London Metropolitan Archives and Historic England, it is the first time that all these maps have been united as one resource. In addition to maps, the website encourages Londoners to upload their own content, whether that be aspects of history, personal memories or simply interests that help enrich the site. Adam explains, \u201cPubs are, and always have been important hubs of activity in many of London\u2019s communities. If you look at maps from the Victorian period, there\u2019s almost a public house on every street corner. We\u2019re hoping that we can now map as many pubs from as many areas across Greater London as possible. In addition, we\u2019d like these records to act as sign posts to the already existing sources of information on the web and in London\u2019s archives<\/em>.\u201d CAMRA\u2019s pubheritage.camra.org.uk <\/em>and WhatPub.com <\/em>are two resources that volunteers are hoping to tap into. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Layers of London is\nrun by a small team based in the Institute\nof Historical Research, which is part\nof the University of London\u2019s School\n of Advanced Study. The\nproject\u2019s main aim is that both the historical maps and the public\ncontributions of histories and stories will help enable users <\/p>\n\n\n\n

to discover London\u2019s\npeople and places. Seif El Rashidi, Layers of London\u2019s Project Manager, adds, \u201cThe idea is for Layers of London to be an organically evolving website.\nThe more people contribute, the better a resource it becomes. We consider\nhistory as anything from yesterday back and content sourced from someone\u2019s\nfamily photo albums can hold as much interesting information as a document from\na large public archive<\/em>.\u201d The\nLayers of London website is a free online resource, which anyone can browse or\ncontribute to. As well as volunteer projects, such as this #MapLondonsPubs <\/em>campaign, the team regular run school outreach\nsessions, talks and community group activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For more information and to explore the Layers of London site visit www.layersoflondon.org<\/a>. <\/em>Volunteers can sign up and be assigned a postcode worth of pubs to research and map by visiting www.layersoflondon.org\/volunteering <\/em>or emailing layersoflondon@london.ac.uk. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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