Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland
Organisation: Archive
Collections held: Courts, Police, Prisons
Dates: Before 1700, 1700-1799, 1800-1849, 1850-1899, 1900-1949, 1950-present
We house the Quarter sessions and Magistrates Courts’ records from Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland as well as the records of the Police of both Leicestershire and Rutland counties and the Borough of Leicester. We also have records of several historic gaols as well as part of the current Leicester Prison archive.
Long Street, Wigston LE18 2AH
Contact: record.office@leics.gov.uk
Any publications or other relevant material about the collection / history of the organisation?
https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and-heritage/visit-the-record-office
Who can access the collection?
External (public), Registered users, Online access (catalogue only)
How big is the collection?
Documents: | Unknown |
Photographs: | Unknown |
Objects: | |
Artwork: | |
Books/journals/magazines: | 101- 500 |