Useful contacts
(An * denotes membership of CBA, correct at time of publication)
National Organisations
Records & Research Resources
Local Authority Services & HERs
National Organisations
* Council for British
Archaeology
St. Mary's House, 66 Bootham, York YO30 7BZ
Mike Heyworth, Director
Mike Pitts, Editor British Archaeology
Wendi Terry, Young Archaeologists' Club Network and Events Officer
Tel: 01904 671 417
Fax: 01904 671 384
English Heritage
West Midlands Region
The Axis, 10 Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 1TG
Tel: 0121 625 6820
Fax: 0121 625 6821
Email: west.midlands@english-heritage.org.uk
Inspectors of Ancient Monuments
Shropshire - Bill Klemperer - 0121 625 6847
Warwickshire, West Midland, Staffordshire and Worcester City -
Ian George - 0121 625 6859
Worcestershire and Herefordshire - Tony Fleming
Inspectors of Historic Buildings
John Yates - 0121 625 6846
Alan Taylor - 0121 625 6848
Nick Molyneux - 0121 625 6857
Regional Science Advisor
Lisa Moffet - 07769 960 022
* English
Heritage National Monuments Record
Enquiry and Research Services, National Monuments Record, The Engine House, Firefly
Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 2EH
Tel: 01793 414 600
Email: nmrinfo@english-heritage.org.uk
Heritage Gateway
(in partnership with ALGAO and IHBC)
Here you can search across NATIONAL and LOCAL records of England's historic sites and
buildings.
Email: heritagegateway@english-heritage.org.uk
Institute of Field
Archaeologists
Institute for Archaeologists, SHES, Whiteknights, University of Reading,
PO Box 227, Reading RG6 6AB
(The 'Institute for Archaeologists' is the trading name of the Institute of
Field Archaeologists)
Tel: 0118 378 6446
Fax: 0118 378 6448
Email: admin@archaeologists.net
National Trust (Mercia Region)
Attingham Park, Atcham, Shropshire SY4 4TP
Jeremy Milln, Field Archaeologist
Tel: 01743 708 100
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Roger Bland, Head of Scheme and
Treasure
Michael Lewis, Deputy Head
Tel: 0207 323 8611
Finds Liaison Officers in the West Midlands area
Herefordshire & Shropshire
Peter Reavill
Ludlow Library & Museum Resource Centre, 7-9 Parkway, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 2PG
Tel: 01584 813 641
Fax: 01584 813 666
Staffordshire & West Midlands
Teresa Gilmore
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3DH
Tel: 0121 303 4636
Fax: 0121 303 1394
Warwickshire & Worcestershire
Angie Bolton
Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum, Foregate St. Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 1DT
Tel: 01905 25371
PAS regional blogs
The West Midlands team
PAS in the Marches
Records & Research Resources
Birmingham City
Archives
Birmingham Archives and Heritage is now CLOSED until 3 September 2013
when the Library of Birmingham on Centenary Square will open.
However, if you are specifically requesting personal information held about yourself,
a member of staff will contact you to discuss this further:
Email: archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk
For all other enquiries, please contact us again once we open in the new Library of
Birmingham.
Black Country
History website
Your key to unlocking local archive and museum collections in the Black Country.
Coventry
History Centre
Coventry Heritage and Arts Trust, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry CV1 5QP
Tel: 02476 834 060
Email: HistoryCentre@theherbert.org
Dudley
Archives and Local History Service
Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley, West Midlands WV14 9JR
Tel: 01384 812 770
Email: Dudley Archives
Hereford
Cathedral
5 College Cloisters, Cathedral Close, Hereford HR1 2NG
Tel: 01432 374 200
Email: office@herefordcathedral.org
Herefordshire
Archive Service
Herefordshire Record Office, Harold Street, Hereford HR1 2QX
Tel: 01432 260 750
Email: archives@herefordshire.gov.uk
Lichfield
Joint Record Office
Lichfield Library, The Friary, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 6QG
Tel: 01543 510 720
Fax: 01543 510 715
Email: lichfield.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk
Newcastle
Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 0QP
Tel: 01782 619 705
Email: nulmuseum@newcastle-staffs.gov.uk
Sandwell Community
History and Archives Service
Smethwick Library, High Street, Smethwick Warley B66 1AA
Tel: 0121 558 2561
Fax: 0121 555 6064
Email: archives_service@sandwell.gov.uk
Shakespeare Birthplace
Trust Record Office
The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6QW
Tel: 01789 204 016
Fax: 01789 262 073
Email: info@shakespeare.org.uk
Shropshire
Archives
Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ
Tel: 01743 255 350
Fax: 01743 255 355
Email: archives@shropshire.gov.uk
Staffordshire
County Record Office
Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01785 278 373/379/380
Fax: 01785 278 384
Email: staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk
Walsall
Local History Centre
Essex Street, Walsall, West Midlands WS2 7AS
Tel: 01922 721 305
Fax: 01922 634 954
Email: localhistorycentre@walsall.gov.uk
* Warwickshire
County Record Office
Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS
Archive and Historic Environment Manager: Sam Collenette
Tel: 01926 738 959
Fax: 01926 738 969
Email: recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk
Warwickshire County Record Office now closes to the public for the first complete week in
every calendar month. Please check our opening times before visiting by clicking on the
link below.
PDF File Download:
County Record
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William
Salt Library
Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ
Tel: 01785 278 372
Fax: 01785 278 414
Email: william.salt.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Wolverhampton
Archives and Local Studies
Wolverhampton City Archives, Molineux Hotel Building, Whitmore Hill,
Wolverhampton WV1 1SF
Tel: 01902 552 480
Minicom: 01902 555 554
Fax: 01902 552 481
Email: archives@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Wolverhampton History &
Heritage Website
All about the history and heritage of Wolverhampton
Worcester
Cathedral Library
c/o 10a College Green, Worcester WR1 2LH
Tel: 01905 611 002 (by arrangement)
* Worcestershire
Archaeological Society Library
housed in The Hive,
Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PB, as part of the University of Worcester's
Library.
Worcestershire Library &
History Centre
Worcestershire County Council Archive
and Archaeology Service Research Collections, The Hive,
Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3PB
Tel: 01905 822 866
Email: wlhc@worcestershire.gov.uk
Worcestershire
Archive Service
Worcestershire Record Office and History Centre have merged with the Archaeology service
to form Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, which is now located at
The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts,
Worcester WR1 3PB
Tel: 01905 822 866
Email: archives@worcestershire.gov.uk
Local Authority Services & Historic Environment Records
* Archaeology
in Birmingham
Postal address: Planning Management, Birmingham City Council, PO Box 28, Birmingham B1 1TU
Address for Visitors: Planning Management, 1 Lancaster Circus Queensway,
Birmingham B4 7DJ
Fax: 0121 303 3193
Mike Hodder, Planning
Archaeologist - 0121 464 7797
Birmingham Historic Environment Record
Black
Country Sites and Monuments Record
Conservation and Urban Design, Regeneration and Environment, Wolverhampton City
Council, Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1RP
Mike Shaw, Black Country
Archaeologist - 01902 555 493
* Coventry
City Council
Conservation and Archaeology Team, Development Projects, Civic Centre 4, Tower Block,
Much Park St, Coventry CV1 2PY
Chris Patrick, Planning
Archaeologist - 02476 831 271
Anna Wilson, Historic Environment
Record Officer - 02476 832 795
Eloise Markwick, Historic Landscape
Characterisation Officer - 02476 831 242
* Dudley
Metropolitan Borough Council
Historic Environment Team, Development and Environmental Protection,
Directorate of the Urban Environment, 3 St James' Road Dudley, West Midlands
DY1 1HZ
Pete Boland, Principal Conservation Officer & Borough Archaeologist
Tel: 01384 814 190
Dudley Historic Environment Record
Herefordshire
Through Time
Herefordshire Archaeology, Herefordshire Council, P.O. Box 230, Blueschool House,
Blueschool Street, Hereford HR1 2ZB
Tel: 01432 260 470
Email: archaeologists@herefordshire.gov.uk
Dr Keith Ray, County Archaeologist - 01432 383 351
Julian Cotton, Archaeological Advisor - 01432 383 350
Dr Neil Rimmington, Countryside Advisor (Archaeology) - 01432 383 351
Tim Hoverd, Archaeological Projects Officer - 01432 383 352
Lucie Dingwall, SMR Officer
Melissa Seddon, SMR Officer
Tel: 01432 260 130
Email: smrenquiries@herefordshire.gov.uk
Sandwell Sites and Monuments Record
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Regeneration & Economy, Sandwell Council House,
Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands B67 3DE
Alison Bishop, Conservation Officer -
0121 569 4033
Shropshire
Archaeology Service
Historic Environment Team, Business, Growth and Prosperity, Shropshire Council,
The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND
Tel: 01743 252 575
Fax: 01743 252 505
Email: archaeology@shropshire.gov.uk
Shropshire
Historic Environment Record
Shropshire Council, Development Services, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury,
Shropshire SY2 6ND
Tel: 01743 252 562
Fax: 01743 252 505
Email: historic.environment@shropshire.gov.uk
For access to copies of the HER Records online visit the
Discovering Shropshire's History or
Heritage Gateway websites.
* Staffordshire
County Council
Rural County, Staffordshire Place 1, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Stafford ST16 2DH
Stephen Dean, Principal
Archaeologist - 01785 277 290
Suzy Blake, Historic
Environment Record Officer - 01785 277 281
Debbie Taylor, Landscape
Archaeologist - 01785 277 285
Julie Hall, Historic
Environment Officer (Built Environment) - 01785 277 282
Staffordshire
Historic Environment Record
Email: her@staffordshire.gov.uk
The Historic Environment Record can be accessed online via the
Heritage Gateway website.
Some information is also available through the County Council's
LocalView online mapping system.
* Stoke-on-Trent
City Council
Planning Policy and Design, City Renewal, PO Box 630, Civic Centre, Glebe Street,
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH
Tel: 01782 236 680
Fax: 01782 232 171
Email: heritage@stoke.gov.uk
Stoke-on-Trent Historic Environment Record
Walsall
Metropolitan Borough Council
Information on all known archaeological sites and finds in Walsall is included in the
Black Country Sites and Monuments Record
* Archaeology
Warwickshire
The Butts, Warwick CV34 4SS
Tel: 01926 412 278
Fax: 01926 412 974
Email: fieldarchaeology@warwickshire.gov.uk
Stuart Palmer, Business Manager
Dr Catherine Coutts, Senior Archaeologist (Buildings)
Pete Thompson, Senior Archaeologist (Excavation)
Bryn Gethin, Project Officer
* Worcester
City Historic Environment Record
Worcester City Council, Orchard House, Farrier Street, Worcester WR1 3BB
Fax: 01905 722 454
Email: archaeology@worcester.gov.uk
James Dinn, Archaeological Officer - 01905 721 132
Sheena Payne-Lunn, Historic
Environment Record Officer - 01905 721 133
* Worcestershire
Historic Environment and Archaeology Service
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service,
The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts,
Worcester WR1 3PB
Oliver Russell, HER Manager -
01905 765 560
Victoria Bryant - Archive and
Archaeology Service Manager - 01905 765 506
* Worcestershire
Historic Environment Record
The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PB
Tel: 01905 765 922
Emma Hancox - Historic Environment
Policy and Advisory Manager - 01905 765 654
Deborah Overton - Historic
Environment Record Officer - Outreach - 01905 765 905
CBA West Midlands
