Resources

• ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS: Local Studies | Crime & Punishment | Migration & Settlement | Transport Archive
• LECTURE SERIES
• PUBLICATIONS
• PUBLIC AUTHORITIES: Listed Buildings | Other

Archives, Libraries & Museums

• The Leicestershire and Rutland Museums Forum
• The Royal Historical Society Bibliography - A guide to writing about British and Irish history (Institute of Historical Research, University of London and Royal Historical Society)
• COPAC - University Research Library Catalogue
• Archiveshub - National Archives Network (Manchester & Liverpool Universities)
• A2A - Access to Archives database - "the English strand of the UK archives network" (Public Records Office)
• Zetoc - Electronic Table of Contents from the British Library (Manchester Information and Associated Services (MIMAS), University of Manchester)
• "Images of England" (National Monuments Record, English Heritage)
• The Parliamentary Archives (House of Lords Record Office, Parliament of the United Kingdom)
• Antiquities Online - archaeological finds and portable antiquities from the collection of the Society of Antiquaries of London (Archaeological Data Service and AHDS Archaeology)
• PastScape - Museums, Art Galleries and Heritage Attractions in the United Kingdom
• "24 Hour Museum" - Museums, Art Galleries and Heritage Attractions in the United Kingdom
• British History Online (Institute of Historical Research, University of London and History of Parliament Trust)
• "BBC History" Magazine - links NEW
• U.K. Battlefields Resource Centre (Battlefields Trust)

Local Studies

• Collections Online (Leicestershire County Council - Heritage Services)
• Manuscripts and Special Collections Online (University of Nottingham)
• East Midlands Oral History Archive (University of Leicester)
• Highfields Remembered Leicestershire Multicultural Oral and Pictorial Archive Project (De Montfort University & Leicestershire Libraries)
• Wartime Leicestershire
• Leicestershire & Rutland People Indexes
• Lincolnshire Archives (Lincolnshire County Council)
• Charles Booth Online Archive - Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903) (London School of Economics & Political Science)
• The Charles Booth Centre for the Study of Social Investigation (Open University)
• Valley of the first Iron Masters - Foulness Valley (East Yorks) archaeology project (University of Hull & East Riding Archaeological Society)

Crime & Punishment

• The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834 (University of Hertfordshire and University of Sheffield)

Migration & Settlement

• Black Presence: Asian and Black History on Britain, 1500-1850 (The National Archives, former Public Records Office)
• Moving Here - 200 years of migration to England (The National Archives, former Public Records Office)
• Northamptonshire Black History Project - joint project by Northamptonshire Records Office, Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Service, Northamptonshire Racial Equality Council and University College, Northampton (BBC)

Transport Archive

• Railway Archive - The Last Main Line (Record Office for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, Leicestershire County Council)
• Canal Archive - Bridging the Years (Salford City Council and Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council)
• Aviation Archive - Aviation Heritage (South Gloucestershire Museums and Heritage Department, South Gloucestershire Council)
• A Short History of the Ashby-Nuneaton Railway "Battlefield Line Railway" - Shackerstone Railway Society

Lecture Series

• The Brixworth Lectures
• The Jarrow Lectures
• Gresham College Lectures (Gresham College, London)
• School of Historical Studies Seminars (University of Leicester)

  • School  History Seminars (University of Leicester)
  • Medieval Research Centre Seminars (University of Leicester)
  • English Local History Seminars (University of Leicester)
  • Urban History Seminars (University of Leicester)

• School of Archaeology and Ancient History Seminars (University of Leicester)

Publications

• Vaughan Papers (Dept of Adult Education, University of Leicester)
• Other Publications  (Dept of Adult Education, University of Leicester) [details to follow]
• Bede & Alcuin Bibliography (Dr Jo Story, School of Historistorical Studies, Univ. of Leicester)
• Centre for English Local History (CELH) Publications (University of Leicester)

• Departmental Publications
• Friends of the CELH - Friends' Papers

•  Digital Library of Historical Directories (University Library, University of Leicester)

  • Welcome
  • Project Information

• H-Net Reviews - Humanities and Social Sciences Online
• Internet Archaeology e-journal (Dept of Archaeology, University of York for Council of British Archaeology) NEW
• East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework Project home page (School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester)
• Historical Association Publications - Local History pamphlets NEW
• English Heritage Publications
• "BBC History" Magazine NEW
• "Parish History - Doing a Parish History?" by Dennis Mills (Library Support Services, Lincolnshire County Council, 2001) - uses Lincolnshire material as basis
• Interactive online palaeography tutorial (National Archives and School of Library, Archive and Information Studies (SLAIS), University College London)
• CBA fact sheets (Council for British Archaeology)
• CBA Briefing (Council for British Archaeology)
• "Old Maps" Landmark Information Group (Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT))
• Final Honour School of Modern History - Sources for Theses - Local History - Bibliography (by Virginia Bainbridge & Robert Peberdy, Assistant Editors, VCH Oxfordshire (2004) (University of Oxford)
• Victoria County History for Leicestershire (Table of Contents) [details to follow]
• Victoria County History of Leicestershire, Vol. V Gartree Hundred (British History Online (Institute of Historical Research, University of London and History of Parliament Trust))
• Victoria County History for Rutland (Table of Contents) [details to follow]
• Victoria County History for Northamptonshire (Table of Contents) [details to follow]  See also Northants. VCH website > link
• The History and Antiquities of Leicestershire by John Nichols (Table of Contents) [details to follow]

See also Books Page > link

Public Authorities - Listed Buildings in Leicestershire

• Leicester City Council - list of buildings available
• Blaby District Council (South Leicestershire) - list of buildings available
• Charnwood Borough Council (North Leicestershire) - explanation & contact details
• Harborough District Council (South-East Leicestershire) - contact details and Conservation Area Statements via "Market Harborough Online" website
• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council (South-West Leicestershire) - brief, general information
• Melton Borough District Council (North East Leicestershire) - contact details
• North West Leicestershire District Council - see Historic Environment - list of buildings available [Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf)]
• Oadby & Wigston Borough Council (suburbs south-east of city of Leicester, within Leicestershire) - brief, general information
• Rutland County Council - planning policy & lists of Scheduled Ancient Monuments and sites of either ecological or geological interest available in Rutland Local Plan [Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf)]

Public Authorities - Other

• Leicestershire Rural Partnership (Leicestershire County Council & others)
• Leicestershire & Rutland Archaeological Network (Leicestershire County Council, Rutland County Council & others) NEW
• Leicestershire Museums Archaeological Fieldwork Group (Leicestershire County Council & others) NEW
• Leicestershire Community Heritage Initiative - "The Cutting Hedge" (Leicestershire County Council & others)
• Leicestershire Environment & Heritage Services (Leicestershire County Council)
• Leicestershire Finds Liaison Officer - Wendy Scott (Portable Antiquities Scheme)
• Leicestershire Parish Councils
• National Planning Forum