Local studies and archives: Collections
Local Studies Centre
The Local Studies Centre holds a wide range of information to help you to:
- discover the history of your area, a building or person
- track the progress of local issues
- trace your family history
- undertake a school or college project
Collections include:
- census
- council minutes
- directories
- electoral Register
- local newspapers
- maps
- parish records (including parish registers)
- photographs and illustrations
- rate books
- World War 2 records
- pocket histories
Other resources, including educational displays concerning the borough's history, are available.