Historic Environment Record
Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road, Wakefield WF1 2DE
Phone: 01924 306797
Fax: 01924 306810
Location/Direction
A short walk from the city centre the Archives building is situated in the Civic Quarter behind Wakefield College.
What is available
The West Yorkshire Archaeology Service holds the County Historic Environment Record (HER) formally known as the Sites and Monuments Record. This comprises:
- files on all known archaeological sites and find-spots in West Yorkshire, including battlefields, historic parks and gardens and some conservation areas.
- files on historic buildings, including those of industrial archaeological interest.
- the main aerial photographic collection of archaeological sites in West Yorkshire.
- several hundred copies of historic maps.
- a collection of over 20,000 colour transparencies.
- a comprehensive reference library on archaeological material.
Please note the HER only holds material on West Yorkshire (not the old West Riding) and it does not hold genealogical material.
All visitors are welcome, but you must make an appointment before you come.
