Town Archive
Town Archive
Wymondham is fortunate in having a very rich archive of local material: it has been ranked as one of the best town archives in Norfolk, after the great collections of Norwich, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Thetford.
Items relating to Wymondham’s history are divided between the Town Archive and the Abbey Church Archive (mostly documents) and the Heritage Museum (mostly artefacts).
Wymondham Town Archive is steadily expanding, and it recently acquired a very large bequest containing much important material. Some documents are from the 17th century, but most are 18th and 19th century. There is an extensive index of personal names, and there are also sections on places, buildings and trades together with photographs and maps.
The archive is now run by a committee with representative membership and holds an annual public meeting. Accommodation is provided in the Town Council offices, who also provide a small grant.
The archive is run entirely by volunteers and is open for public use from 10.00am to 1.00pm on Tuesdays.
Requests for information should be sent, together with an SAE (suitable size for a reply), to
Wymondham Town Archive, Council Offices, Ketts Park, Harts Farm Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0UT
Telephone enquiries may be addressed to the honorary archivists
Mary Garner (01953 604535) or
Richard Fowle (01953 603000)
E-Mails may be sent to: wymondhamarchive@hotmail.co.uk
Website: https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/about-wymondham/town-archive
THE DATABASE OF INFORMATION IS HELD ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE
http://wta14.co.uk/query/search
To help when accessing the Database website you may wish to read the following advice sheets.
DATABASE - For further information please click on the following link DATABASE ACCESS
HELP - For further information please click on the following link HELP
FEES AND PAYMENT - For further information please click on the following link FEES AND PAYMENTS
Norfolk Record Office
A considerable amount of archive material is held at a purpose built facility. To contact the County archivist:
Address:
Norfolk Record Office
The Archive Centre
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2DQ
Telephone: 01603 222599
For further information please click on the following link Norfolk Record Office