Bristol Record Office
Bristol Record Office
'B' Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
Bristol
City of Bristol
BS1 6XN
England
Website
www.bristol.gov.uk/recordoffice
Telephone
0117 922 4224
Fax
0117 922 4236
Our goal is to preserve and make available for research records and photographs relating to the history of Bristol.
This Record Office has Designated Collections of national importance.
Venue Type:
Archive
Part of the Designated Collections of national importance relating to the history and development of the city of Bristol are on display here.
The other part of these collections can be seen at Bristol Central Library’s Local Studies Service. Please contact Bristol Record Office for more information if you wish to see a specific item.
This comprehensive collection is essential to the study of the city of Bristol and its place in national history.
Records include:
Monica Britton Collection
Official archives e.g. Bristol City Council, petty and quarter sessions, coroner, hospitals and schools
Ecclesiastical archives e.g. Diocese of Bristol, Bristol C of E parish records, nonconformist records
Private gifts and deposits e.g. businesses, clubs & societies, landed estates notably the Smyth family of Ashton Court, individuals.
Collection details
Archives
Key artists and exhibits
- Designated Collection
The still-life of a strongroom: images of the city's archives
Neil's exhibition aims to capture the emotions evoked in him by the serenity, the accidental beauty and the hundreds of years of personal touches to be found in the archives
Suitable for
- Any age
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