WEST YORKSHIRE DIRECTORY
ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES Borthwick Institute For Archives
a University of York, Heslington,
York YO10 5DD
t 01904 321166 e borthwick-institute@york. ac.uk w york.ac.uk/borthwick
The institute holds probate records for the majority of Yorkshire, as well as Methodist records for the York Circuit, and Archdeaconry of York parish registers available via Findmypast ( findmypast.co.uk).
East Riding Archives
a The Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley HU17 8HE
t 01482 392790 e archives.service@eastriding. gov.uk w tinyurl.com/east-riding-arch
The archive has records for the Archdeaconry of the East Riding, including Hull and Scarborough.
Marks & Spencer Archive
a M&S Company Archive, Michael Marks Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
t 020 8718 2800 e company.archive@mands.com
w marksintime.marksand
spencer.com
The retailer was founded in Leeds in 1884. Collections here include documents, letters, speeches, employee magazines, annual reports, advertising leaflets, photographs, films and oralhistory recordings.
North Yorkshire County 5HFRUG 2IÀFH
a Malpas Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 8TB
t 01609 777585 e archives@northyorks.gov.uk
w northyorks.gov.uk/county
record-office
The record office looks after North Riding school records, quartersessions records, electoral registers, Poor Law material and more. Most parish registers held here are available via Findmypast.
6KHIÀHOG City Archives
a First Floor,
Central Library,
Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ
t 0114 203 9395 e archives@sheffield.gov.uk
w tinyurl.com/sheff-city-arch
The service preserves material for Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire Archive Service ( WYAS)
a West Yorkshire History Centre, 127 Kirkgate, Wakefield WF1 1JG
t 0113 535 0142 e wakefield@wyjs.org.uk
w tinyurl.com/wyas-wakefield
This is the address of the archival HQ, the main archive for West Yorkshire, as well as being the record office for Wakefield. Important collections include the records of the pioneering West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum/ Stanley Royd Hospital, and the West Riding Registry of Deeds.
WYAS Bradford
a Margaret McMillan Tower, Prince’s Way, Bradford BD1 1NN
t 0113 535 0152 e bradford@wyjs.org.uk
w tinyurl.com/wyas-bradford
The Bradford branch holds tradeunion records, business/industrial records for the worsted trade, and records of Salt’s of Saltaire.
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a Central Library and Archives, Square Road, Halifax
HX1 1QG
t 0113 535 0151 e calderdale@wyjs.org.uk
w tinyurl.com/wyas-calderdale
Visit for family/estate records, and material from the textile industry, clock-making and coal mining.
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a Unit 1, The Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2RS
t 0113 535 0150 e kirklees@wyjs.org.uk
w tinyurl.com/wyas-kirklees
The Kirklees office moved to this temporary home last September.
WYAS Leeds
a Nepshaw Lane South, Morley, Leeds LS27 7JQ
t 0113 535 0155 e leeds@wyjs.org.uk
w tinyurl.com/wyas-leeds
The Leeds branch collections include archives from the Tetley brewery, Burton and the cloth manufacturer Hainsworth.
MUSEUMS Leeds City Museum
a Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 8BH
t 0113 378 5001 e city.museum@leeds.gov.uk w museumsandgalleries.leeds.
gov.uk/leeds-city-museum The ‘Leeds Story’ gallery on the museum’s second floor features the city’s textile heritage.
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w wakefield.gov.uk/museums
and-castles
Find out more about heritage attractions in the Wakefield area.
SOCIETIES Yorkshire Group OI )DPLO\ History Societies
w yorksgroup.org.uk
A wealth of family history societies cover Yorkshire. The website of their umbrella organisation has links to their individual sites.
WEBSITES Ancestry
w bit.ly/anc-westyorks
The company’s collections for the region include parish registers and electoral registers thanks to its partnership with WYAS.
Findmypast
w bit.ly/fmp-yorks Findmypast has parish records, Bishops’ Transcripts, memorial inscriptions, burial records and more, all through the Yorkshire Digitization Consortium.