LGBTQ and London history

Fri Jun 26 2026 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC+01:00

Shoe Lane Library | London

Shoe Lane Library - City of London Libraries
Publisher/HostShoe Lane Library - City of London Libraries
LGBTQ and London history
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Join Melanie Strong for a talk on LGBTQ on historical archival collections held in the City.
About this Event

This page is for in-person tickets for this event - please see our separate page for online tickets.

This talk will look at some of London’s historical queer communities, based on collections held at Guildhall Library, The London Archives and Shoe Lane. It will particularly focus on the 18th century and the 20th century.

Melanie Strong is Senior Librarian at Guildhall Library, where they have worked for the past 9 years. Before that Melanie worked at Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives managing the library collection.

This event will be delivered both in-person and online. To book an online ticket, please visit

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Shoe Lane Library, 1 Little New Street, London, United Kingdom

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