WILTSHIRE DIRECTORY
ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES Bristol Archives
a B Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre), Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN t 0117 922 4224 w bristolmuseums.org.uk/
bristol-archives
The Archdeaconry of Swindon transferred to the Diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, so its Bishops’ Transcripts can be found in Bristol.
Historic England Archive
a The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon SN2 2EH
t 01793 414600 e archive@historicengland.org. uk
w historicengland.org.uk/
services-skills/archive-services
This archive has over 12 million photos, drawings and reports.
Salisbury Cathedral Archives
a Chapter Office, 6 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EF t 01722 555120 w salisburycathedral.org.uk The records here span 900 years and include minute books, correspondence and deeds.
Swindon Central Library
a Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QG
t 01793 463238 e localstudies@swindon.gov.uk
w swindon.gov.uk/info/20026/ libraries/302/local_studies_ local_history_and_genealogy
The borough’s local-studies material is on the library’s second floor; browse highlights at flickr. com/photos/swindonlocal. There are also staff newsletters and papers for firms such as Austin Rover, British Rail, Garrard, Great Western Railway, Pressed Steel, Wills Tobacco and Vickers.
Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre
a Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN
t 01249 705500 e heritageadmin@wiltshire.gov. uk w wshc.eu
The centre looks after parish registers, probate material, and records of courts, schools, hospitals and businesses, and offers a paid research service. There is also an extensive photograph/print collection of more than 53,000 images. A forthcoming app will offer heritage walks around sites in Salisbury.
GROUPS AND SOCIETIES Wiltshire Family History Society
a Unit 3, Bath Road Business Centre, Bath Road, Devizes SN10 1XA
t 01380 724379 e society@wiltshirefhs.co.uk w wiltshirefhs.co.uk
The society runs branch meetings in Chippenham, Devizes, Malmesbury, Salisbury, Swindon and Westbury. There are various online research aids open to all, with more detail for members.
Wiltshire Record Society
w wiltshirerecordsociety.org.uk You can download many texts published by the society for free.
MUSEUMS REME Museum
a Prince Philip Barracks, Lyneham, Chippenham SN15 4XX
t 01249 894869 e enquiries@rememuseum.org. uk w rememuseum.org.uk
The archive at the museum of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is ordinarily open to the public by appointment. There’s also a research service.
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a The Wardrobe, 58 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EX t 01722 419419 e curator@thewardrobe.org.uk w thewardrobe.org.uk
This museum’s website includes a surname search tool and transcribed War Diaries.
Salisbury Museum
a The King’s House, 65 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EN
t 01722 332151 e museum@salisburymuseum. org.uk
w salisburymuseum.org.uk
The collections here include material relating to local industry.
STEAM — The Museum Of The Great Western Railway
a Fire Fly Avenue, Kemble Drive, Swindon SN2 2EY
t 01793 466637 e adminsteam@swindon.gov.uk
w steam-museum.org.uk
Alongside timetables, photos, drawings and plans, the museum has bound volumes of the Great Western Railway Magazine.
Wiltshire Museum
a 41 Long Street, Devizes SN10 1NS
t 01380 727369 e archive@wiltshiremuseum. org.uk w wiltshiremuseum.org.uk
The museum’s library and archive include transcripts of parish registers, memorial inscriptions, and electoral registers.
WEBSITES 0RRQUDNHUV :LOWVKLUH Genealogy And Wiltshire History
w moonrakers.org.uk
This long-running heritage and family history site is unmissable.
Royal Voluntary Service Archive
w bit.ly/rvs-archive
The heritage collection in Devizes is currently closed, but staff hope to offer a ‘Virtual Reading Room’ from January 2021.
Wiltshire At War
w www.wiltshireatwar.org.uk Find out more about the county’s role in the First World War.
Wiltshire Community History
w history.wiltshire.gov.uk/
community
This website has information about 261 county communities.