Lambeth Archives is an

archive An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials, in any medium, or the physical facility in which they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organ ...

South London South London is the southern part of Greater London, England, south of the River Thames. The region consists of the Districts of England, boroughs, in whole or in part, of London Borough of Bexley, Bexley, London Borough of Bromley, Bromley, Lon ...

, managed by the

London Borough of Lambeth Lambeth () is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London. Its name was recorded in 1062 as ''Lambehitha'' ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as ''Lambeth''. The geographical centre of London is at Frazi ...

. Containing records of

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, which today also gives its name to the (much larger) London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Charin ...

businesses, organisations and individuals. Until 2023, for 133 years the Lambeth Archives collections were housed at

Minet Library The Minet Library is a public library in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London. The library opened in 1890. The building was home to Lambeth Archives for 133 years, however this facility moved to Brixton Hill in 2024. History The Mine ...

, 52 Knatchbull Road. In February 2024, Lambeth Archives reopened at its new purpose built facility, 16 Brixton Hill. The archive holds various documents for tracing

family history Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

, including parish records, electoral registers, civil registers, census returns, poll books,

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ...

records, trade and commercial directories, and historic

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

s. The archive is open to the public free of charge. The Archives has an exhibition space which is used to showcase the work of local creatives and occasionally as a meeting area.

References

External links

Official website

Lambeth Landmark
- database of images in Lambeth Archives Archives in the London Borough of Lambeth Libraries in the London Borough of Lambeth History of the London Borough of Lambeth Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Lambeth {{London-stub