History
Canary Wharf		The website of the Canary Wharf Group plc. Short chronology of the history of the Isle of Dogs and lots of information about the new development.
Charles Booth's 1889 Poverty Maps of London		These maps show each street colour-coded to indicate the economic condition of the inhabitants and can be seen on-line via The University of Michigan site. The maps accompanied his famous social survey of London.
Cockney On Line		Bill Lavender invites you to "enjoy some history and events of ordinary people; see some less well known London views and pick up something of the East London & Essex culture."
Docklands Light Railway - The early Months		An illustrated album of the construction work on the DLR in the five months preceding the Public Opening on August 31st 1987.
East London History Society		The East London History Society, (founded 1952) exists to further interest in the history of East London, namely the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.
Greenwood's Map of London 1827		On-line version of Greenwood's map which covers London and surroundings and stretches out to the River Lea and Greenwich in the East. The map is displayed complete and then in "panels" - you can zoom in and out and move around using control arrows.
Mementoes of Tower Hamlets (M.O.T.H.)		An East London History Society website presenting a series of images of Tower hamlets in times past.
The LDDC History Pages		Lots of information here on the regeneration of the London Docklands. Several of the London Docklands Development Corporation's own publications are reproduced.
Museum of London		The Museum of London describes itself as "the largest, most comprehensive city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day". Lots of pictures and information on this website.
Ragged School Museum		The Museum is housed in what was once Dr. Barnardo's Copperfield Road Ragged School.
Sugar Refiners & Sugarbakers		A database of some of those involved in the sugar refining industry, mainly in the UK, 16-20C, created by Bryan Mawer. Plus history and sources of information.
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives		Contains a brief description of their holdings, opening hours, how to contact them etc.

Genealogy
British Genealogy		British-Genealogy.com is dedicated to assisting people with their British family history research.
The East of London Family History Society		The society aims to "promote and encourage the study of family history amongst those living in or having ancestral links with, that area of Greater London north of the Thames extending from the edge of the City of London at Bishopsgate and Aldgate, eastwards through the London Boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, to the edge of Metropolitan Essex at Havering."
London Ancestor		Data for Genealogy and Local History in Greater London, containing extracts and transcripts from manuscripts, directories, ephemera and out of print material, mostly pre 1880.
Victorian Londoners / Hertfordshire gleanings		A page on this site describing this index of 30,000 names from the Old Bailey sessions and local newspapers. The page explains how you can request a search on it.

Miscellaneous
Hidden Histories		Site created by Eastside Community Heritage to bring together the many smaller museums, archives and heritage sites which are hidden away on the East side of London.
Sublime Photography		On-line gallery of photographs by local photographer, Bob Stuart. The first section, East End Photographs, contains 24 shots, the second, East End Panoramas, contains 3 views: Victoria Park, Greenwich from Island Gardens on the Isle of Dogs, and Canary Wharf and Cascades. More panoramas will be addded when the weather improves!
Tower Hamlets Council		The Borough Council's official site.
Tower Bridge Community		East London Community website.
Tower Hamlets Trained Bands		A 17th century re-enactment group who recreate the military activities of the Tower Hamlets Trained Bands, the local civilian militia who were responsible for guarding the Tower of London and for local defence and policing duties in the Tower Hamlets during this period.
Whitechapel Mission		Website of an organisation that has been in operation for over a hundred years, since it was founded by the Revd. Thomas Jackson in 1896. It provides a lifeline for many poor and homeless people in the East End of London.
Bethnal Green War Memorials		Photographs and a brief history of all the war memorials and their locations in Bethnal Green and neighbouring areas in East London.