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Coventry Archives

The Coventry Archives from the covered court of Herbert Art Gallery and Museum.
Established	2008
Location	Jordan Well, Coventry, England
Type	Archives
Curator	Victoria Northridge
Owner	Culture Coventry
Public transit access	Pool Meadow bus station
Website	www.theherbert.org/history_centre/default.aspx

Coventry Archives is a records archive and local history centre for the city of Coventry, England. It is housed in Herbert Art Gallery and Museum and is one of 4 institutions owned by the Culture Coventry Trust, the other three being Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, the Lunt Roman Fort and the Coventry Transport Museum.

History

The Archives was set up in 2008 during the refurbishment of Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, and was designed by Demco Interiors. It was set up to combine the former Coventry Archives and Local Studies Library.

In September 2018, the Coventry Archives underwent a name and brand change it was renamed after the old 'Coventry History Centre'.

Collections

The History Centre houses archive collections ranging from medieval times to the present day. Collections are available as:

• Oral history recordings
• Maps
• Plans
• Printed books and pamphlets

References

1. "The Herbert". Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
2. "Coventry History Centre". Demco interiors. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
3. "Coventry FHS - News Page". Coventry Family History Society. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
4. "History Centre". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
5. Dayle Crutchlow (9 January 2008). "Herbert showcase to open...slowly". Coventry Telegraph. Coventry Evening Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

External links

• Official website

v t e Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
Artists	William Henry Brooke Sydney John Bunney John Collier David Gee Thomas Hearne John Laporte Peter Laszlo Peri W. W. Quatremain Francis Skidmore
Writers	Angela Brazil George Eliot
Ribbon and silk industry	Cash's Stevengraph (Thomas Stevens)
Medieval history	Lady Godiva Godiva Procession Lady Godiva (Collier painting) Coventry Cross Coventry Sallet Medieval undercroft (38–39 Bayley Lane) St Mary's Priory and Cathedral Whitefriars, Coventry
Science and engineering	Joseph Gutteridge Samuel Watson
Related	Organisations Coventry Heritage and Arts Trust Herbert Media People Donald Gibson Sir Alfred Herbert John Hewitt John Bailey Shelton
Lunt Roman Fort Priory Visitor Centre Coventry History Centre

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• Archives in the West Midlands (county)
• Coventry
• History of Coventry