BBC Domesday Reloaded
Encyclopedia
BBC Domesday Reloaded is a local history
Local history
Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history...

 web site for the digitised content of the 1986 BBC Domesday Project
BBC Domesday Project
The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th century census of England...

. It was launched in May 2011 and includes some updates contributed by users during 2011.

History

BBC Learning worked with The National Archives
The National Archives (UK)
The National Archives is a UK government department and an executive agency of the Secretary of State for Justice. It is "the UK government's official archive, containing 1,000 years of history"...

 to digitise the material. The data was extracted to a PC compatible computer by communication with the BBC Master
BBC Master
The BBC Master was a home computer released by Acorn Computers in early 1986. It was designed and built for the British Broadcasting Corporation and was the successor to the BBC Micro Model B. The Master 128 remained in production until 1993....

which hosted the original system. The transfer was facilitated by Simon Guerrero and Andy Finney, who were involved in the original project.

Main features

The website provides online access to images and articles from the original Domesday Project. Visitors were able to update information from their local area until the end of October 2011. Some local libraries hosted events for residents to contribute updates to the site.

External links

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