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Coventry Archives collects, stores, conserves and makes available records relating to the City of Coventry and its people.

Coventry Archives holds the major collection of published and original records of the history of Coventry. Whatever you are researching we will try to help, we have specialist staff who can offer advice and point you in the right direction.

If you are interested in the city for your family history, academic research, school projects, village or town history, site investigation or the history of your house we can help. We hold a vast range of records including:

Archives of the local authority
School, hospital and business and non-conformist church records
Property plans submitted for local planning approval
Building and architects plans, Ordnance Survey and local maps
Sources for family historians including census, IGI (see our in depth leaflet on family history sources)
Cards for cancelled vehicle registrations

Until the new History Centre is open, our original records are being stored temporarily outside the central Coventry Archives building and advance notice is required if you wish to see them.

Most Council records (e.g. school records), building plans and Public records (e.g. Courts) will be collected three times per week. They should therefore be available within two days after they are ordered.

The Borough Archive, Superseded Local Authority records, including Poor Law, and all private collections are in storage outside the City. There will be a weekly collection service, so please contact us well ahead of your proposed visit to view these records.

Access to certain classes of record is restricted due to Data Protection legislation, and other archives are only available for consultation on microfilm such as the London Road Cemetery records.

Coventry Collections is our new online catalogue of museum and archive collections. Find out about over 250000 items from The Herbert, Coventry Archives and Coventry Transport Museum.