Local studies library and archives
What's available at local studies and archives
The Local Studies Library is home to collections of:
- Books;
- Maps;
- Historical photographs and illustrations;
- Local newspapers and magazines;
- Council minutes and publications;
- Electoral registers;
- Historical street directories;
- Property sales catalogues;
- Specialist collections on The Crystal Palace, Walter de la Mare and H.G. Wells.
- Multi Media resources
- Free internet access
- Free wi-fi access
- Microfiche and microfilm reader/scanner and printer
- Facilities for plugging-in laptop computers.
- Free access to Ancestry Library Edition - the major online resource for family history research.
The records held in the Bromley Archives are accessible at the Local Studies Library. The Bromley Archives catalogue is available online. Amongst the records in the Bromley Archives are:
- Parish records for the Deaneries of Bromley, Beckenham and Orpington,
- Workhouse records
- School records
- Estate papers
- Business papers
- Personal papers
A range of local history publications for sale are available from the Local Studies Library.
