Historic England and Getty have collaborated to produce the Greater London Historic Environment Record (GLHER), which consists of 90,000 entries collected over the course of 40 years, and will be available for anyone interested in learning more about archaeological sites, historical buildings, industrial sites, national parks, and more in the Greater London Area.

Visitors to the new GLHER platform can search for sites by borough, date, and other filters as well as discover relationships between sites through history. Search results can also be viewed in an interactive map. The database includes several thousand entries for industrial sites and buildings. This includes over 380 entries associated with warehouses, 340 entries associated with pumping and pumping stations, and more than 100 relating to water and windmills.

The GLHER is regularly consulted to inform new development on sites across London to ensure historic sites are recognised and given proper consideration. Developers must request specialist searches of the GLHER to fulfil their obligations as laid out in planning policy.

Follow this link to explore industrial sites, and sites from other periods, on the database: here.