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 Public Reference: The Public Reference zone. Here you'll find an unmissable selection of the best places online to discover - just about anything that used to involve a trip to the local record office, council or library.
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   Started by a chap named Michael Hart in 1971, Project Gutenburg is a project to digitise out-of-copyright books which are available for free download. As of March 2009, Project Gutenberg claimed over 28,000 items in its collection.
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  It's not always easy to read poetry as it was intended to be read. The Poetry Archive solves this problem by keeping audio recordings of poets reading their works. There are some well known poets on here and it's worth bookmarking if you are into poetry.
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 A fascinating record of the trials of Londons central criminal court between 1674 and 1834. Over 100,000 criminal trials are recorded. Punishments of branding, hanging, dissection and burning at the stake were the order of the day
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 Looking for old school friends? You must have heard of this site, it's great for keeping in touch and reading about your teachers affairs !!
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 Street Map, The UK Street Map Site can display maps of anywhere in the UK
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   Imagine travelling anywhere in the world in seconds, 3D buildings, satellite images, terrain mapping, we can't emphasise how brilliant this is. This is Google maps in 3D. Go and get broadband and download the FREE version now
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 Google Maps is an awesome display of the power of the Internet, instantly every other mapping service looks rather dated. Draggable maps and detailed satellite imagery for the US and most major world cities
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 Delve into your past with the help of 1837online, which contains the 1861 census as well as scanned images of births deaths and marriage certificates. Essential for anyone researching their family tree
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 Never be without a minicab again, Cab Numbers works though WAP, SMS or the web and simply tells you where your nearest minicab firms are including their phone number and opening times. Brilliant !
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 Up My Street. An essential guide to the area you live in, including House prices, School results and Ambulance response times!
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 Citizens Advice Bureau, top advice from CAB online. Services include Benefits, Employment, Legal Issues. Immigration, Tax and loads more
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 UK Missing Children, a brilliant use of the Internet, dedicated to uniting missing children with their familites. Full search, photo database and description plus poster printing facilities
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