Southampton Archives
Organisation: Archive
Collections held: Courts, Police
Dates: Before 1700, 1700-1799, 1800-1849, 1850-1899, 1900-1949, 1950-present
Southampton SO14 7LY
Contact: city.archives@southampton.gov.uk
Historic Buildings?
The Sea City Museum, part of SCC Arts and Heritage, is located in the old Magistrates Court Building in the Civic Centre and has a preserved court building; the Bargate (historic monument owned by SCC) was once a prison, as was God’s House Tower, another SCC historic monument.
Who can access the collection?
Internal only (staff), External (public), Registered users, Online access (catalogue only)
How big is the collection?
| Documents: | 1001-5000 |
| Photographs: | 501-1000 |
| Objects: | None |
| Artwork: | None |
| Books/journals/magazines: | 11- 100 |