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Record Offices[edit | edit source]

Record Office of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland[edit | edit source]

Record Office of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland
Long Street
Wigston Magna
Leicester, Leicestershire LE18 2AH UK
Telephone: 0116 257 1080
Email: record.office@leics.gov.uk
Website: About the Record Office

The service aim is to preserve and provide access to a wide range of resources for researching the history and culture of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

David Wilson Library[edit | edit source]

David Wilson Library
University of Leicester Library
PO Box 248
University Road
Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 9QD UK
Telephone: 0116 252 2043
Email: library@leicester.ac.uk
Website: David Wilson Library

Special Collections Online

Includes Historical Directories of England and Wales, East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), etc.

Leicester Central Library[edit | edit source]

Leicester Central Library
Bishop Street
Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 6AA UK
Telephone: 0116 299 5401
Website: Leicester Central Library

Museums[edit | edit source]

Newarke Houses Museum[edit | edit source]

Newarke Houses Museum
The Newarke
Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 7BY UK
Telephone: 116 225 4980
Website: Newarke Houses Museum

The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester.

The museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the social history of Leicester. Discover the history of the Regiment, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting.

The museum displays include a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Find out more about Leicester’s famous son Daniel Lambert and visit a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street, Leicester.

For a long list of Leicestershire museums, go to List of museums in Leicestershire in Wikipedia.

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-==Archives==
+== Record Offices ==
+=== Record Office of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland ===
 '''Record Office of Leicestershire Leicester & Rutland'''<br>Long Street<br>Wigston Magna<br>Leicester, Leicestershire LE18 2AH UK<br>Telephone: 0116 257 1080<br>
-Email: record.office@leics.gov.uk<br>
+Email: [mailto:record.office@leics.gov.uk record.office@leics.gov.uk]<br>
-[http://www.recordoffice.org.uk/visit/using-the-record-office/ Website]<br>
+Website: [https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and-heritage/visit-the-record-office/about-the-record-office About the Record Office]
-[http://www.recordoffice.org.uk/resources/family-history-and-findmypast/ Family history and records online]<br>
-:*Here you can download a list of Parish and Nonconformist Church Registers held at the Record Office.
+:The service aim is to preserve and provide access to a wide range of resources for researching the history and culture of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
 == Libraries ==
-[https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/libraries-and-community-centres/libraries/find-a-library/ '''Leicestershire Find a Library''']
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+=== David Wilson Library ===
-'''David Wilson Library'''<br>University of Leicester Library<br>PO Box 248<br>University Road<br>Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 9QD UK<br><br>Telephone: 0116 252 2043<br>
-Email: [mailto:library@leicester.ac.uk library@leicester.ac.uk]<br>Website: [http://www2.le.ac.uk/library?uol_r=b68d3e55 Website]<br>
+'''David Wilson Library'''<br>University of Leicester Library<br>PO Box 248<br>University Road<br>Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 9QD UK<br>Telephone: 0116 252 2043<br>
+Email: [mailto:library@leicester.ac.uk library@leicester.ac.uk]<br>Website: [http://www2.le.ac.uk/library?uol_r=b68d3e55 David Wilson Library]
 [http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/search/collection/p16445coll4/searchterm/Lincolnshire/field/place/mode/exact/conn/and/order/nosort Special Collections Online]
-*Includes Historical Directories of England and Wales, East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), etc.
+* Includes Historical Directories of England and Wales, East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), etc.
+=== Leicester Central Library ===
+'''Leicester Central Library'''<br>Bishop Street<br>Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 6AA UK<br>Telephone: 0116 299 5401<br>Website: [https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/find-a-library/leicester-central-library/ Leicester Central Library]
 == Museums ==
-*[https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/ '''Leicester Museums and Galleries''']
-==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/LEI.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Leicestershire].
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-'''Leicester Registry Office'''<br>
-Town Hall<br>
-Town Hall Square<br>
-Leicester, LE1 9BG, UK<br>
-<br>
-Telephone: 0116 454 1000<br>
-Email: customer.services@leicester.gov.uk<br>
-*[https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/births-marriages-and-deaths/ Website]
-*[https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/births-marriages-and-deaths/copy-certificates/ '''Request copies of birth, marriage or death certificates''']
+=== Newarke Houses Museum ===
+'''Newarke Houses Museum'''<br>The Newarke<br>Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 7BY UK<br>Telephone: 116 225 4980<br>
+Website: [https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries/museums-and-historic-venues/newarke-houses-museum/ Newarke Houses Museum]
+:The Newarke Houses Museum is a public museum in Leicester, England. It incorporates the museum of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment, and has a range of exhibits illustrating post-medieval and contemporary Leicester.
+:The museum is composed of two historic houses, Wygston's Chantry House and Skeffington House and tells the social history of Leicester. Discover the history of the Regiment, including a recreation of a First World War trench with sound and lighting.
+:The museum displays include a cinema experience, a collection of toys from Tudor to present day and a play area for children to try various games. Find out more about Leicester’s famous son Daniel Lambert and visit a 1950s street scene inspired by Wharf Street, Leicester.
+For a long list of Leicestershire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Leicestershire List of museums in Leicestershire] in Wikipedia.
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