Warwickshire County Record Office

11/09/2026

Count down to our Free Leamington Heritage Day - join us on Saturday 12th September 2026!
Exhibitors include:

Lillington Local History Society Our Lady's Roman Catholic Church, Lillington Warwickshire Industrial Archaeology Society All Saints' Church Leamington Spa Gardens With Meanings Warwickshire County Record Office Kenilworth History & Archaeology Society Royal Spa Centre & Town Hall LWMS - Leamington and Warwick Musical Society Belveder
Leamington International Twinning Society

11/09/2026

It's time to introduce you to a new member of the WCRO team!

Sofie has recently joined us as our new archive trainee. Some of you may have already met her on Saturdays as one of our casual archive assistants. She will be part of the public service team, working on reception and document production. Here's Sofie getting to grips with reception!

We asked Sofie to write a little something to introduce herself:

"Hi everyone, I'm Sofie! After working at the Record Office as a casual archive assistant for the last year, I'm thrilled to be stepping into the role of Archive Trainee. I'm looking forward to learning all aspects of archive work and spending plenty of time uncovering the fascinating stories preserved in our collections. Please 'bear' with me while I get the reception training under my belt!"

11/09/2026

09/09/2026

Chambearlin has headed up to the north of the county this week, and popped over to Nuneaton!

Where is he hiding in this postcard of Tuttle Hill Windmill? Tell us in the comments!

📸 WCRO, PH352/135/4

09/09/2026

Good Morning!

It's Wednesday, which means the Record Office is open! We're open Wednesday-Friday 9-4, and Saturday 9-12. Document Production closes 30 minutes prior to the building closing.

Don't forget our Family History helpdesk is also open 11-2:30 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday! It's run by the lovely volunteers at Midland Ancestors.

Why not pop along and see if they can help you with your burning family history queries? There's no need to book.

08/09/2026

We are going back to school this September with another double . Although these two documents may appear to be unrelated from a quick glance, there is an unexpected coincidence that ties them together - underpants!

To read more about the underwear habits of Victorian England, head to our website: https://archivesunlocked.warwickshire.gov.uk/calmview/showcase.aspx

📸WCRO, CR1886/482/10/20 and CR1886/482/1/143 (pages 2-3)

07/09/2026

We have a brand new post series starting for you today!

Check out some of the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary!) people in our collections and their stories in a feature we're calling !

Kicking things off, we have Frederick Archer. Swipe through the images
to read his story!

The WW1 tribunals papers are part of the Grounds for Appeal Project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Grounds for Appeal is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we are able to make First World War Tribunal records more accessible than ever before.

📸WCRO, CR1520/Box 59/Meeting 20/Case 307

The National Lottery Heritage Fund

06/09/2026

Our Priory Books volunteer Denise has been busy refreshing the books for sale in our popular second hand bookshop.

Check out some of the titles we have for sale on our online shop via the Midland Ancestors website here: https://midland-ancestors.shop/Warwickshire-County-Record-Office-Priory-Books

You can also browse Priory Books in person in our reception area during Record Office opening hours. All monies raised supports the work of the Record Office. Why not pop along and see what bargains you can find?!

05/09/2026

This week, we said a fond farewell to Archive Trainee Jack, who is leaving us for pastures new at the end of his traineeship. Jack has had a couple of different roles in his time here, including apprentice archive assistant and project assistant for the recently completed Greville Family of Warwick Castle cataloguing project.

Good luck Jack!

We couldn't resist the opportunity to post in time for ! 😉

04/09/2026

We've decided to bring you yet another new post series this week. Say hello to !

We often get asked about the resources available here at the Record Office which may help you with your family history journey. Where do we start?!

We decided to start with this list of some of the more popular records you can find here. Wy not visit us to see what you can discover?