Leicestershire Archives and Libraries

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

David Wilson Library
David Wilson Library University of Leicester Library PO Box 248 University Road Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 9QD UK Telephone: 0116 252 2043 Email: [mailto:library@leicester.ac.uk 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
Leicester Central Library Bishop Street Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 6AA UK Telephone: 0116 299 5401 Website: Leicester Central Library

Newarke Houses Museum
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.