Staffordshire Archives and Libraries

Boundary Changes Affecting Records
Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich, and Smethwick are within the historic county boundaries of Staffordshire, but since 1974 have been part of the West Midlands county.

Archives
Staffordshire Record Office County Buildings Eastgate Street Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK Telephone: 01785 278380 (Admin enquiries) 01785 278379 (Archive enquiries) Email: [mailto:staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk] Website Gateway to the Past: Catalogue
 * This online catalogue contains descriptions of the holdings of:
 * Staffordshire Record Office
 * Lichfield Record Office
 * The Lichfield Record Office closed to the public in December 2017. Before 1540 the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield included Cheshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire, north Shropshire, Staffordshire, north Warwickshire, and small parts of Flintshire and Denbighshire. In 1540, Cheshire, south Lancashire and the Welsh parishes were lost and the name of the diocese changed to Lichfield and Coventry. Its records form the largest single part of our holdings.
 * Stoke on Trent City Archives
 * William Salt Library, Stafford
 * Staffordshire County Museum at Shugborough
 * Shire Hall Art Gallery, Stafford

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives City Central Library Bethesda Street Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3RS UK Telephone: 01782 238420 Email: [mailto:stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk] Website Gateway to the Past: Catalogue Stoke on Trent City Archives Parish Register Fiche List Apr 2011 - Burton Family and Local History Centre Burton Library Riverside High Street Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 1AH UK Telephone: 01283 239556 Email: [mailto:burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk burton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk] Website Holdings

Dudley Archives and Local History Service Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Council House Priory Road Dudley, West Midlands DY1 1HF UK Telephone: 0300 555 2345 Email: [mailto:dudleycouncilplus@dudley.gov.uk dudleycouncilplus@dudley.gov.uk] Website Catalogue

Sandwell Community History and Archives Service Smethwick Library High Street Smethwick, West Midlands B66 1AA UK Telephone: 0121 558 2561 Email: [mailto:archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk] Website Our collections - Walsall Local History Centre Essex St Walsall, Staffordshire WS2 7AS UK Telephone: 1922 652212 Email: [mailto:localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk] Website

Wolverhampton City Archives Molineux Hotel Building Whitmore Hill Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV1 1SF UK Telephone: 01902 552480 Website
 * Wolverhampton City Archives houses a wealth of materials relating to the history of all areas now within the city of Wolverhampton including Bilston, Bushbury, Penn, Tettenhall and Wednesfield.

William Salt Library
William Salt Library Eastgate Street Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2LZ UK Telephone: 017585-278414 Email: [mailto:william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk] Website William Salt Library


 * The William Salt Library collections represent an outstanding resource for the study of local and family history in Staffordshire and are available for consultation by the public in our reading rooms free of charge.

Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery Brampton Park Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 0QP UK Telephone: 1782 619705 Email: [mailto:bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk bramptonmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk] Website: Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery


 * We collect objects that relate to the history of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Our job is to look after and show these objects to reflect the lives of local people from days gone by. We have over 28,000 objects in the collections. When you visit us you will discover many wonderful things from our collection on display in our eight galleries. You can find out about ‘Pomona’ Pottery, toys from the past and Newcastle during the two world wars. You can peer through our Victorian shop windows where you will see marvellous ‘cures’ in our chemists shop, scary tools in our doctors surgery and all sorts of strange things in our pawnbrokers shop.

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery Bethesda St Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3DW UK Telephone: 1782 232323 Website: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery


 * Travel back in time and discover the history of The Potteries including the world’s greatest collection of Staffordshire ceramics, a World War II Spitfire, decorative arts and natural history. See items from the Staffordshire Hoard on display and visit the museum café and shop. A warm and friendly welcome awaits at one of Britain’s leading museums where the unique combination of ‘product and place’ is celebrated in its outstanding displays.  With pottery that will win your heart, galleries that win awards and the Spitfire that won a war, nothing can compare with what awaits you at The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.

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