The personal papers of Fr Leslie Ignatius Walker contain some of the Archives’ most treasured items, particularly his sketch books. Among...

On Wednesday 18 November we held an open day in aid of the Explore Your Archive (EYA) campaign – a joint campaign delivered by The...

Explore Your Archive is an annual awareness campaign of The National Archives and the Archives and Records Association which is happening...

We have discovered the following artefact in the archives. It is a crucifix with an enclosed note inside a wooden frame with a plaque....

During the month of September the Archives were closed in order to allow the team to concentrate on the important task of cataloguing....

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Between 10 July and 31 October 1940, the German Air Force waged an air...