National Organisations
Council for British Archaeology
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
English Heritage
Historic England
Historic England Archive
Heritage Gateway
Here you can search across NATIONAL and LOCAL records of England’s historic sites and buildings.
National Trust
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Finds Liaison Officers in the West Midlands area
Records & Research Resources
Birmingham City Archives
Black Country History website
Your key to unlocking local archive and museum collections in the Black Country.
Coventry History Centre
Dudley Archives and Local History Centre
Hereford Cathedral
Herefordshire Archive and Records
HS2 Commonplace
Information on archaeological aspects of the HS2 project in Birmingham
Newcastle Borough Museum & Art Gallery
Sandwell Community History and Archives Service
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Record Office
Shropshire Archives
Staffordshire County Record Office
Walsall Local History Centre
Warwickshire County Record Office
West Midlands Regional Research Framework
Archaeology Data Service is the new home of the West Midlands Research Framework. Here you will find downloadable files of the 2011 Research Framework (Resource Assessment and Research Agenda) and the 2002/3 Research Papers.
William Salt Library
Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies
Wolverhampton History & Heritage Website
Worcester Cathedral Library
Worcestershire Archaeological Society Library
housed in The Hive,
Worcestershire Library & History Centre
Worcestershire County Council Archive and Archaeology Service Research Collections
Local Authority Services & Historic Environment Records
Archaeology in Birmingham
Birmingham Historic Environment Record
Coventry City Council
Coventry Historic Environment Record
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Dudley Historic Environment Record
Herefordshire Archaeology
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Shropshire Historic Environment Team
Shropshire Historic Environment Record
For access to copies of the HER Records online visit the Discovering Shropshire’s History or Heritage Gateway websites.
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Historic Environment Record
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
Stoke-on-Trent Historic Environment Record
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Walsall Historic Environment Records are available online on the Heritage Gateway
Archaeology Warwickshire
Wolverhampton Archaeology and Historic Environment Record
Information on the HER can be accessed via the following links: Heritage Gateway and online map
Worcester City Historic Environment Record
Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service
Worcestershire Historic Environment Record