Here you can explore the hundreds of community archives listed on this site. You can also find archives on our interactive map. If you can’t see a particular archive listed, please add it to the directory.
Latest archives
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A website dedicated to the history of the Somerset parish of Hardington Mandeville -
Cheadle Heritage & History Archives is dedicated to recording and preserving the history of Cheadle, Cheshire as the life of a living community. -
Champs Camp boxing gym was established in Moss Side by Phil Martin in the 1980s, as a response to social depravation and unrest in the area. It was the UK’s first Black-led boxing gym and at one time was home to four British boxing champions. -
The Bradwell Silver Band is based in New Bradwell, Milton Keynes. It was founded in Jan 1901 as the Bradwell United Brass Band. The archive collection contains material relating to the establishment of the band right through to the present. -
Rosses Point is a unique and magical place on the North West coast of Ireland. It has a strong maritime heritage coupled with deep links to the Yeats, artists and poets.
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Started in 2025 and run by volunteers, the Abthorpe Historical Archive (AHA) exists to preserve the unique and irreplaceable heritage of the village of Abthorpe in South Northamptonshire, to make it accessible to everyone, and to encourage engagement with Abthorpe heritage.
Featured archives
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This programme sees communities and groups invited into The Box to interrogate its collections through a particular lens. The most recent iteration of the group was designed to allow people from the Global Majority to look at what was there. The group were particularly struck by images from the 1950s showing people of Caribbean ancestry arriving at Millbay Docks in Plymouth.
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The Our Warwickshire Community History website focusses on community involvement and engagement. It hosts a number of archival contributions from the community including histories, reminiscences, and images. -
Glasgow Zine Library is a community archive and zine library based in Govanhill, Glasgow, established in 2018. We have a growing international collection of roughly 4000 zines (self-published magazines). -
The Liberties Weavers is a voluntary community group dedicated to breathing new life into the 1000 years of history, weaving and textile production in the Liberties, in the centre of Dublin.
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