Go Further

These websites may also help your research

BANK OF ENGLAND

w bankofengland.co.uk/archive

The bank has a large collection of staff records, plus customer account and stock ledgers.

BRITISH TELECOM DIGITAL ARCHIVES

w bt.com/about/bt/our-history/bt-archives BT’s archives are held in a purpose-built repository in Holborn Telephone Exchange.

THE GAZETTE

w thegazette.co.uk

Notices of receiverships, liquidations and bankruptcies appear in the London Gazette, which was first published in 1665.

HISTORICAL DIRECTORIES

w specialcollections.le.ac.uk

Browse directories from across England and Wales. Examples from Northern Ireland ( street directories.proni.gov.uk) and Scotland ( digital. nls.uk/directories) are also available.

HOUSE OF FRASER ARCHIVE

w housefraserarchive.ac.uk

Explore the history of the department store, which started life as a drapery shop in Glasgow. There are similar offerings from Boots ( archives. walgreensbootsalliance.com), John Lewis ( john lewismemorystore.org.uk), Marks & Spencer ( marksintime.marksandspencer.com) and Sainsbury’s ( sainsburyarchive.org.uk).

LLOYDS BANK

w bit.ly/lloyds-archive

Read a list of the businesses whose archives are held within the Lloyds Banking Group Archives.

THE POSTAL MUSEUM

w postalmuseum.org/collections

Learn about the scope of the postal archive.

TEESIDE STEEL

w teessidearchives.wordpress.com/tag/ british-steel

Many archives have pages on particular industries or companies. Here are Teeside Archives’ pages on British Steel.