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OPENING TIMES: The History Centre is open for in-person visits on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 9.30am to 5pm.

Pre-booking is essential to ensure we can produce the documents you are looking for. Strongroom maintenance means that some collections remain unavailable. See Visiting the History Centre for more details.

To book please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

Welcome to the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre - your passport to the past.

Following a revamp of the public areas of the building we are delighted to be welcoming visitors and volunteers to the History Centre's new look reception and search room where you will find the usual warm welcome from our team of Archivists and Community History Advisors.

Strongroom maintenance continues behind the scenes resulting in restricted access to some of our collections, primarily references 1898/20 – 1914; 2152 – 2515/350; 3902-4180. Please pre-book your visit to ensure we are able to produce the documents you are looking for. More information about visiting the History Centre can be found here

Details about the services available at the History Centre can be found by clicking on the dropdown Our Services menu above. Here you will find information about our Archives and Local Studies collections and the services provided by the team. Also learn more about our Conservation & Museums Advisory Service and the Wiltshire Buildings Record and Archaeology teams.

You can also access some of the History Centre's services online. If you are carrying out research there are online resources and guides, including the archives catalogue. Our archivists and community history advisors are on hand to deal with your research enquiries and can be contacted by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. More information about the research services available can be found here.

Keep up to date with the latest news from the History Centre via this website and our social media. You can find more information about libraries, leisure and other cultural activities via these links. 

  

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