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Welcome to Portsmouth Records Office

New: "A Tale of One City"
Want to find out more about the people and places which tell the story of Portsmouth?  www.ATaleOfOneCity.portsmouth.gov.uk is Portsmouth’s new community history website. You can add pictures, memories and new entries of your own to the site to help build an online archive. What are you waiting for? Tell us your tales.

The Records Office holds the official records of Portsmouth City Council which survive from the 14th century; local Anglican and Non-Conformist church registers and records from 16th century; large collections of material deposited by local businesses, families and other organisations as well as thousands of local maps and plans, photographs and picture postcards.

The Records Office Searchroom has moved to the second floor of Portsmouth Central Library, where it has merged with the Local Studies Library to form Portsmouth History Centre. For more details on how to consult documents, some of which may need to be ordered in advance, see the ‘Visitor Information’ page.

Download a Word document detailing a listing of local history sources: click here.

All pictures are copyright of Portsmouth Museums
and Records Service