Wymondham Town Archive

Description

Wymondham is fortunate in having a very rich archive of local material.

It has been ranked as one of the best town archives in Norfolk, after the great Norfolk Museum Service collections of Norwich, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Thetford.

Items relating to Wymondham’s history are divided between the Town Archive (documents & images), the Abbey Church Archive (mostly documents) and the Wymondham Heritage Museum (mostly artefacts).

Wymondham Town Archive is steadily expanding, and it recently acquired a very large bequest containing much important material. Some of our 50,000 documents are from the 17th century, but most are 18th and 19th century. There is an extensive index of some 70,000 personal names, and there are also sections on places, buildings and trades together with slides, photographs and maps. The database is available for search worldwide online 24/7 and copy documents can be supplied on request for a small fee.

Accommodation is provided in the Wymondham Town Council offices, who also provide a small grant.

The archive is run entirely by volunteers and is open for public use from 10.00am to 1.00pm on Tuesdays. At other times by arrangement.

01953 603302  (during WTA opening hours) or 07710 263476 ( Richard Fowle outside WTA opening hours)

Overview

Wymondham is fortunate in having a very rich archive of local material.

It has been ranked as one of the best town archives in Norfolk, after the great Norfolk Museum Service collections of Norwich, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Thetford.

Items relating to Wymondham’s history are divided between the Town Archive (documents & images), the Abbey Church Archive (mostly documents) and the Wymondham Heritage Museum (mostly artefacts).

Wymondham Town Archive is steadily expanding, and it recently acquired a very large bequest containing much important material. Some of our 50,000 documents are from the 17th century, but most are 18th and 19th century. There is an extensive index of some 70,000 personal names, and there are also sections on places, buildings and trades together with slides, photographs and maps. The database is available for search worldwide online 24/7 and copy documents can be supplied on request for a small fee.

Accommodation is provided in the Wymondham Town Council offices, who also provide a small grant.

The archive is run entirely by volunteers and is open for public use from 10.00am to 1.00pm on Tuesdays. At other times by arrangement.

01953 603302  (during WTA opening hours) or 07710 263476 ( Richard Fowle outside WTA opening hours)

Additional Information

Facilities
Blue Badge parking, Wheelchair access, Car parking, Disabled accessibility, Facilities for disabled guests, On-site parking, Wi-Fi
Accessibility Facilities
Wheelchair accessible, Blue Badge parking, Designated wheelchair public toilet

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Location

Business Address
Wymondham Town Council Offices, Ketts Park, Harts Farm Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0UT
Post Code
NR18 0UT

Business Hours

Closed Now
  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday
    10:00 am - 01:00 pm
  • Wednesday Closed
  • Thursday Closed
  • Friday Closed
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

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