Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies service is located in the centre of the City of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...

, England. It is part of the Arts and Heritage Division of the Adult and Community Services Directorate of Wolverhampton City Council.

The Archives are based in the former Molineux Hotel

Molineux Hotel

The Molineux Hotel in Wolverhampton is an 18th century former mansion house known as Molineux House, which later served as a hotel and currently, following restoration serves as a local authority facility...

 building, built in the mid eighteenth century and restored since 2003 thanks to a Heritage Lottery fund grant. The Archives office collects, preserves and makes accessible records relating to the history of Wolverhampton and its residents.

Records available

Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies holds over 30,0000 photographs; records of local churches, schools and other institutions; records of the City Council and its predecessors; and records of local industries, clubs and societies. Details of the records held here, along with those of other archives and museums in the area, can be searched on the Black Country History website.

External Links

Black Country History

Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies

Wolverhampton History