Our resources
We hold material relating to the people, places, institutions and organisations of the London Borough of Bromley and its predecessor authorities.
Bromley historic collections is home to:
- books
- maps
- historical photographs and illustrations
- local newspapers and magazines
- pamphlets
- street directories
- specialist collections on the Crystal Palace, Walter de la Mare, Enid Blyton and H.G. Wells.
The archive collection including:
- records of the London Borough of Bromley and its predecessor authorities
- parish records for the Deaneries of Bromley, Beckenham and Orpington
- electoral registers
- workhouse records;
- magistrate court records
- school records
- estate papers
- business papers
- personal papers
Not all of our archive material is currently catalogued. We report details of our new deposits annually to The National Archives who publish information at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions.
The museum collection including:
- Archaeological finds
- Ethnographic collections, including the Lubbock Collection
- Natural history collections
- Decorative Arts
- Fine Arts
- Numismatics (medals and coins)
- Social history collection