Kent Archives and Libraries

England Kent  Archives and Libraries

Kent Record Office
Kent Record Office James Whatman Way Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LQ UK Telephone: 03000 413131 Email: [mailto:historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk] Website: Kent Record Office


 * Kent Record Office (Kent History and Library Centre) replaces the Centre for Kentish Studies, East Kent Archives, County Central and Maidstone (St Faiths Street) libraries. They house approximately 14 kilometres of documents relating to Kent dating back to 699 AD and makes these publicly accessible.  Covering a vast range of subjects, the resources will be helpful whatever your interest.

Kent History and Library Centre
Kent History and Library Centre James Whatman Way Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LQ UK Telephone: 03000 413131 Email: [mailto:historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk historyandlibrarycentre@kent.gov.uk] Website: Kent History and Library Centre

Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Canterbury Cathedral Archives Cathedral House 11 The Precincts Canterbury, Kent CT1 2EH UK Telephone: 1227 865330 Email: [mailto:enquiries@canterbury-cathedral.org enquiries@canterbury-cathedral.org] Website: Canterbury Cathedral Archives


 * The Archives & Library hold a huge wealth of information in the form of manuscripts, photographs, maps and other records dating back to the late 8th century. These make up an extraordinarily rich resource. In the Archives, you can find out more about the Cathedral, its history, its buildings and its community. You can explore the history of Canterbury and the surrounding area, and you can research East Kent family history.


 * The Library contains about 30,000 books and pamphlets printed before 1900, and an expanding collection of some 20,000 books and serials published in the 20th and 21st centuries. The Collections are particularly rich in books on church history, older theology, national and local history, travel, natural science, medicine and the anti-slavery movement.

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies 79-82 Northgate Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BA UK Telephone: 01227 768664 Email: [mailto:enquiries@ihgs.ac.uk enquiries@ihgs.ac.uk] Website: Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies


 * The Institute runs a range of courses including the successful 24-module Correspondence Course in Genealogy with qualifications including the industry recognised Diploma in Genealogy. Day courses on a range of family history and heraldry themes are held at our base in Canterbury, Kent.


 * Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre - archive for parish registers of Medway and north-west Kent. Houses special collections on Charles Dickens, Chatham Dockyard and Medway’s naval history

Bromley Historic Collections
Bromley Historic Collections 2nd floor Central Library High Street Bromley, London BR1 1EX UK Telephone: 020 8461 7170 Email: [mailto:historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk historic.collections@bromley.gov.uk] Website: Bromley Historic Collections


 * We hold material relating to the people, places, institutions and organisations of the London Borough of Bromley and its predecessor authorities. Access to our collections is available to everyone, from curious first time visitors to experienced academics.


 * Bromley was historically a market town chartered since 1158 and an ancient parish in the county of Kent.