West Yorkshire History Centre — Local services in Wakefield

Visited this centre as part of a tour to learn about what the staff do to preserve and safeguard millions of different archived material. It forms the lead office for smaller units in the five Metropolitan areas that cover West Yorkshire. Go online to view the various types of records held and if they interest you, go along and request a view of them. There is a car park a few minutes walk away st £2.50 for the day. Pre-order the documents as the archivists have to get them from miles and miles of shelving. This is a hidden gem for anyone rearching past history...

Don't bother phoning them your wasting. your time. You leave messages but they don't respond. They should simply say email us only and we'll respond as we ignore the phone were a very busy service...

I went to a History Wardrobe event in the archives last week. First time I had been there. Staff very helpful and friendly. Talk was great as usual. Facilities very clean. Parking...