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Boundaries Changes Affecting Records[edit | edit source]

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[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

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
Shakespeare and his family

Coventry History Center
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Jordan Well
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5QP UK

Telephone: 024 7623 7578
Email: historycentre@theherbert.org
Website

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.

Solihull Heritage & Local Studies
The Core Library
Homer Road
Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK

Telephone: 0121 704 6934
Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
Website
Catalogue

The Core Library Solihull is a Family Search Affiliate Library, offering free access to many of the images digitised by Family Search, as well as having subscriptions to Ancestry, Findmypast and The Genealogist (Diamond subscription).

The University of Warwick Modern Records Centre
University Library
University of Warwick
Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL UK

Telephone: 024 7652 4219
Email: archives@warwick.ac.uk
Website

Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

Coventry Central Library
Smithford Way
Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 1FY UK
Telephone: 024 7683 2314
Email: central.library@coventry.gov.uk
Website
Catalogue

Solihull Central Library (The Core Library)
Homer Road
Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK
Telephone: 0121 704 6977
Email: heritage@solihull.gov.uk
Website

Sutton Coldfield Library
Lower Parade
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B72 1XX
Telephone: 0121 464 2274
Email: sutton.coldfield.library@birmingham.gov.uk
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery[edit | edit source]

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery
Riversley Park
Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5TU UK
Telephone: 024 7637 6158
Email: museum@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
Website: Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery

We offer an inspiring and engaging programme of exhibitions, events and activities that will appeal to a wide range of visitors. We have permanent exhibitions related to Local History, Fine Art and local writer George Eliot.

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

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 ==Archives==
-'''Warwickshire County Record Office'''<br>Priory Park<br>Cape Road<br>Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK<br>Telephone: 01926 738959<br>
+'''Warwickshire County Record Office'''<br>Priory Park<br>Cape Road<br>Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 4JS UK<br><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>
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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>
+'''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>
 Telephone: 01789 204016 (bookings) 01789 201813 (enquiries)<br>
 Email: [mailto:records@shakespeare.org.uk records@shakespeare.org.uk]<br>
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-'''Coventry History Center'''<br>Herbert Art Gallery and Museum<br>Jordan Well<br>Coventry, Warwickshire CV1 5QP UK<br>Telephone: 024 7623 7578<br>
+'''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>
 Email: [mailto:historycentre@theherbert.org historycentre@theherbert.org]<br>
 [http://www.theherbert.org/history_centre/default.aspx Website]
 :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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-'''Solihull Heritage & Local Studies'''<br>The Core Library<br>Homer Road<br>Solihull, West Midlands B91 3RG UK<br>Telephone: 0121 704 6934<br>
+'''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>
 :The Core Library Solihull is a Family Search Affiliate Library, offering free access to many of the images digitised by Family Search, as well as having subscriptions to Ancestry, Findmypast and The Genealogist (Diamond subscription).
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-'''The University of Warwick Modern Records Centre'''<br>University Library<br>University of Warwick<br>Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL UK<br>Telephone: 024 7652 4219<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>
 Email: [mailto:archives@warwick.ac.uk archives@warwick.ac.uk]<br>
 [http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Website]