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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Warwickshire County Record Office[edit | edit source]

Warwickshire County Record Office
Priory Park
Cape Road
Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK
Telephone: 01926 738959
Email: recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk
Website: Warwickshire County Record Office

The office collects, preserves and makes available the historic records of Warwickshire and its people. We have records dating from the 12th century onwards and our collections cover a wide variety of historical documents, from old title deeds to recent baptism registers.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library[edit | edit source]

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0NP UK
Telephone: 01789 204016 (bookings) 01789 201813 (enquiries)
Email: records@shakespeare.org.uk
Website: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office holds records relating to Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area, as well as historical documents concerning Shakespeare and his family.

Archives[edit | edit source]

Birmingham City Archives[edit | edit source]

Birmingham City Archives
Priory Park
Cape Road
Warwickshire CV34 4 JS UK
Telephone:
Email: archives@birmingham.gov.uk/libraries
Website: www.birmingham.gov.uk/libraries

Coventry Archive[edit | edit source]

Coventry Archives
Mandela House
Bayley Lane
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5RG UK
Telephone: 01203 832418
Email: susan.worrall@coventry.gov.uk
Website:
Catalogue:

The Birmingham and Midland Society
Warwickshire, Worcestershire, & Staffordshire UK
Telephone:
Email: [mailto:referencelibrarian@bmsgh.org referencelibrarian@bmsgh.org (for holdings)
Website: www.bmsgh.org

Solihull Heritage & Local Studies[edit | edit source]

Solihull Heritage & Local Studies
Central Library
Homer Road
Solihull B91 3RG UK
Telephone: 0121 704 6934
Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
Website: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/familyhistory

Libraries[edit | edit source]

The Library of Birmingham[edit | edit source]

The Library of Birmingham
Centenary Square
Broad Street
Birmingham, Warwickshire B1 2ND UK
Telephone: 0121 2424242
Email: enquiries@libraryofbirmingham.com
Website: The Library of Birmingham

The Library of Birmingham provides a showcase for the city's internationally important collections of archives, photography and rare books. Facilities include a state-of-the-art gallery space opening up public access to the collections. It is also home to the BFI Mediatheque, providing free access to the National Film Archive.

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-==Boundaries Changes Affecting Records==
+== Record Offices ==
-The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries included The West Midlands cities of '''Coventry, Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, and Birmingham''', and the Staffordshire market town of '''Tamworth'''.
-==Archives==
+=== Warwickshire County Record Office ===
-'''Warwickshire County Record Office'''<br>Priory Park<br>Cape Road<br>Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK<br><br>Telephone: 01926 738959<br>
+'''Warwickshire County Record Office'''<br>Priory Park<br>Cape Road<br>Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK<br>Telephone: 01926 738959<br>
 Email: [mailto:recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/warwickshire-county-record-office/ Website]<br>
+Website: [http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/warwickshire-county-record-office/ Warwickshire County Record Office]<br>
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-'''The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library'''<br>Shakespeare Birthplace Trust<br>Henley Street<br>Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0NP UK<br><br>
+:The office collects, preserves and makes available the historic records of Warwickshire and its people. We have records dating from the 12th century onwards and our collections cover a wide variety of historical documents, from old title deeds to recent baptism registers.
+=== The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library ===
+'''The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library'''<br>Shakespeare Birthplace Trust<br>Henley Street<br>Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 0NP UK<br>
 Telephone: 01789 204016 (bookings) 01789 201813 (enquiries)<br>
 Email: [mailto:records@shakespeare.org.uk records@shakespeare.org.uk]<br>
-[http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/toolkitview.aspx?tid=2&page=34 Website]<br>
+Website: [http://timetrail.warwickshire.gov.uk/toolkitview.aspx?tid=2&page=34 The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office and Library]
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-'''Coventry History Center'''<br>Herbert Art Gallery and Museum<br>Jordan Well<br>Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5QP UK<br><br>Telephone: 024 7623 7578<br>
+:The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office holds records relating to Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area, as well as historical documents concerning [http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ Shakespeare and his family].
-Email: [mailto:historycentre@theherbert.org historycentre@theherbert.org]<br>
-[http://www.theherbert.org/history_centre/default.aspx Website]
+== Archives ==
-:Coventry Archives & Research Centre is the new name for Coventry History Centre. It opened in 2008 when the resources of Coventry Record Office and the local studies collection held at Central Library were brought together under one roof.
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+=== Birmingham City Archives ===
-'''Solihull Heritage & Local Studies'''<br>The Core Library<br>Homer Road<br>Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK<br><br>Telephone: 0121 704 6934<br>
-Email: [mailto:heritage@solihull.gov.uk heritage@solihull.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.calmview.eu/Solihull/visit.aspx Website]<br>[http://www.calmview.eu/solihull/ Catalogue]<br>
+'''Birmingham City Archives'''<br>Priory Park<br>Cape Road<br>Warwickshire CV34 4 JS UK<br>Telephone: <br>
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+Email: [mailto:archives@birmingham.gov.uk/libraries archives@birmingham.gov.uk/libraries]<br>
-'''The University of Warwick Modern Records Centre'''<br>University Library<br>University of Warwick<br>Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL UK<br><br>Telephone: 024 7652 4219<br>
+Website: [http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite/familyhistory?packedargs=website%3D4&rendermode=live &nbsp;www.birmingham.gov.uk/libraries]
-Email: [mailto:archives@warwick.ac.uk archives@warwick.ac.uk]<br>
-[http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Website]
+=== Coventry Archive ===
+'''Coventry Archives'''<br>Mandela House<br>Bayley Lane<br>Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5RG UK<br>Telephone: 01203 832418<br>
+Email: [mailto:susan.worrall@coventry.gov.uk susan.worrall@coventry.gov.uk]<br>Website:
+<br>Catalogue:
+'''The Birmingham and Midland Society'''<br>Warwickshire, Worcestershire, &amp; Staffordshire UK<br>Telephone: <br>
+Email: [mailto:referencelibrarian@bmsgh.org referencelibrarian@bmsgh.org (for holdings)<br>
+Website: [http://www.bmsgh.org/ www.bmsgh.org]
+=== Solihull Heritage & Local Studies ===
+'''Solihull Heritage & Local Studies'''<br>Central Library<br>Homer Road<br>Solihull B91 3RG UK<br>Telephone: 0121 704 6934<br>
+Email: [mailto:heritage@solihull.gov.uk heritage@solihull.gov.uk]<br>
+Website: [http://www.solihull.gov.uk/familyhistory/14546.htm http://www.solihull.gov.uk/familyhistory]
+== Libraries ==
+=== The Library of Birmingham ===
-==Libraries==
-*[https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/findalibrary '''Warwickshire Find A Library''']
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 '''The Library of Birmingham'''<br>Centenary Square<br>Broad Street<br>Birmingham, Warwickshire B1 2ND UK<br>Telephone: 0121 2424242<br>
 Email: [mailto:enquiries@libraryofbirmingham.com enquiries@libraryofbirmingham.com]<br>
-[https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50132/visiting_the_library_of_birmingham/1412/about_the_library_of_birmingham Website]<br>
+Website: [http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/visiting The Library of Birmingham]
-[http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/archives Catalogue]
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+:The Library of Birmingham provides a showcase for the city's internationally important collections of archives, photography and rare books. Facilities include a state-of-the-art gallery space opening up public access to the collections. It is also home to the BFI Mediatheque, providing free access to the National Film Archive.
-'''Coventry Central Library'''<br>Smithford Way<br>Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 1FY UK<br>Telephone: 024 7683 2314<br>
-Email: [mailto:central.library@coventry.gov.uk central.library@coventry.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://www.coventry.gov.uk/centrallibrary Website]<br>
-[http://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/126/libraries/2753/search_the_library_catalogue Catalogue]
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-'''Solihull Central Library (The Core Library)'''<br>Homer Road<br>Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK<br>Telephone: 0121 704 6977<br>Email: [mailto:heritage@solihull.gov.uk heritage@solihull.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Libraries/The-Core-Library Website]
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-'''Sutton Coldfield Library'''<br>Lower Parade<br>Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B72 1XX<br>Telephone: 0121 464 2274<br>
-Email: [mailto:sutton.coldfield.library@birmingham.gov.uk sutton.coldfield.library@birmingham.gov.uk]<br>
-[https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/5153/sutton_coldfield_library Website]
-==Museums==
+{{Place|Warwickshire|Archives and Libraries}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-*[https://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/museum '''Warwickshire Museum Collections'''] Council manages museums
-*For a long list of Warwickshire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Warwickshire '''List of museums in Warwickshire'''] in Wikipedia.
-==Civil Registration Offices==
-The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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-Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/WAR.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Warwickshire].
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-*[https://customer.warwickshire.gov.uk/AchieveForms/?mode=fill&consentMessage=yes&form_uri=sandbox-publish://AF-Process-32eb41eb-6159-462d-ae9e-19c4930a0d7b/AF-Stage-e57ce6ca-d9c5-4102-b1c7-1b7edf9ad6d8/definition.json&process=1&process_uri=sandbox-processes://AF-Process-32eb41eb-6159-462d-ae9e-19c4930a0d7b&process_id=AF-Process-32eb41eb-6159-462d-ae9e-19c4930a0d7b '''Request a copy certificate''']
-*[https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/births-deaths-ceremonies '''Warwickshire Register Office links''']
-*[https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/copy-certificates/apply-copy-certificate '''Contacting neighboring authorities'''] Includes many locations once in Warwickshire.
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