The Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds a number of important sporting archives as well as a great deal of material in the pamphlet and photographic collections.
Find out more
The collection includes the Chalkhill and Wembley Stadium redevelopment papers, reports and newsletters c1990-1999 (Acc 14/2014)
Find out more
The University of East London was chosen to host the historical archive and book collection of the BOA in the run up to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Find out more
Marbles have been used to play games for thousands of years. This is a collection of books, equipment and photographs
Find out more
The service holds records related to Bromley Horse Show Committee: minutes, photographs and ephemera c1944-1956 (2539)
Find out more
A volunteer initiative to preserve and display the heritage of Charlton Athletic Football Club for the local community and supporters.
Find out more
The Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) records date back to 1864. CSSC had an early vision to have sports ground around the UK and at one stage had 65 sports ground.
Find out more
‘Memory Lane – the world famous home of the Spurs story’ is Exposure’s acclaimed, hour-long film documentary made by local film makers and involving young people.
Find out more
After years of covering national and global sporting events, it is unsurprising that the Guardian News and Media (GNM) Archive holds a number of sporting records. Descriptions of all our records are available through our online catalogue.
Find out more
The collection includes archive images, propaganda posters, badges from garrison football teams and more besides, building a picture of football's role in wartime culture. You can use our online catalogue to search over 759,200 items that tell the story of modern war and conflict, collected by the museum since 1917.
Find out more
Lambeth Archives holds a number of sporting records, of interest to those working with sporting heritage.
Find out more
We are a small research and exhibition-support based organisation, founded on the archives of sports journalist and art and sport historian Harry Langton (1929-2000).
Find out more
London Metropolitan Archives specialises in the history of London. We hold many sporting collections, which can be accessed by our online catalogue.
Find out more
The London Metropolitan Archives holds a collection of ephemera and literature relating to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, including administration and organisational information, maps, and images depicting the stadia and set up of the Games.
Find out more
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Museum was opened by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh in 1953 and is one of the oldest sporting museums in the world.
Find out more
Produced by Merton Library and Heritage Service, the Merton Memories website offers unprecedented access to a unique collection of photographs charting the history of Merton over the past 150 years.
Find out more
The museum has a small collection of ephemera related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Find out more
The National Portrait Gallery has a vast collection of images relating to sporting heroes of Great Britain from both past and present. Images trace the popular image of the British sporting hero in works of art dating from the 18th century to the present day.
Find out more
In addition to the resources housed in the Club's well-stocked Library, the Royal Automobile Club archive is a unique and valuable collection of documents, memorabilia and photographs, providing not only an immense wealth of original evidence about the long history of the Club, but also a rich source for motor sport historians.
Find out more
The Royal Thames is the oldest royal yacht club in the United Kingdom and the oldest continuously operating yacht club in the world. It was established in 1775 when the Duke of Cumberland, brother of George III, put up a silver cup for a race on the River Thames and formed the Cumberland Fleet.
Find out more
Organisational records, photographs and artefacts from the history of Thames Rowing Club (founded 1860). Thames Rowing Club has occupied the same clubhouse, on Putney Embankment, since 1879 and a sizeable collection has survived.
Find out more
The Oral History of British Athletics (Sound & Moving Image Catalogue no: C790) collection is a rolling programme of life story interviews with British athletes.
Find out more
The British Museum holds many antiquities dating across a period of some 2,000 years and more. Unsurprisingly, the Olympic Games feature heavily in the museum's sporting collections.
Find out more
