Year 6 visited the London Metropolitan Archives
Year 6 visited the London Metropolitan Archives on the 24th and the 31st January. The London Metropolitan Archives is a public research centre which specialises in the history of London. Students were able to explore the strong rooms which contain books, maps, photographs, films and documents dating back to 1067.
The children were introduced to what an archive is and some of the important collections in the LMA. They also investigated how criminals were punished in Victorian London, and how prisons changed over time.