The Record Office for Leicestershire & Rutland
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Overview
Housed in a converted 19th-century school in Wigston, the Record Office holds photographs, electoral registers and archive film, files of local newspapers, history tapes and sound recordings, all of which can be studied.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Mon, Tue & Thu 9.15-5, Wed 9.15-7.30 (close 6 winter), Sat 9.15-12.15. Closed Fri & Sun, BH wknds Sat-Tue
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
Leicestershire is divided between the large country estates of its eastern side and the industrial towns of the East Midlands to its west. Coal mining was an important part of the county’s industrial development in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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