Welcome to our British Directory.
This page provides a structured index of UK-focused websites, organised by topic to help you discover established online resources. The listings are based on historic human-edited directory data and have been preserved to highlight long-standing sites across the British web.
Many shorter-lived sites have disappeared over time, leaving a core set of more established and durable resources. While some entries may no longer be active, this directory continues to offer a useful overview of trusted UK websites within this category.
- A point-and-click guide to interesting places in London plus information on accommodation, transport, attractions, museums and entertainment
- Victorian sociologist Charles Booth coloured a map of London to show the wealth of the inhabitants of each street. The University of Michigan has made its copy available on-line.
- An interactive virtual tour which includes over forty 360-degree panoramas, thirty-five narrated slide shows, zoomable maps, integrated text for the hearing-impaired, and downloadable MS Word files (with pictures) for schools and academics.
- An illustrated database of images of prints, maps and panoramas of London and the Thames pre-1870 from print-sellers Motco.
- Photographs by John Butler, arranged by London boroughs.
- Interactive map of London-centre in Flash. Search, zoom and panning.
- Historical map of London with references to Dr. John Snow's era (1813-58).
- Features a zoomable map of central London, only useable by broadband users, as well as a scrollable London Underground guide.
- Old maps of London, featuring detailed maps of the city of London and the London Boroughs, as shown on the Bartholomew half inch map series of last century.
- In combination with Cities Revealed, provide the opportunity to compare aerial photographs with the street map, and zoom out for planning tours. This view shows the shadow cast by Big Ben at the centre of British government in Westminster.
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