Land Values Maps and Domesday Books

A guide to records of the district Valuation Offices after 1910. The Finance Act of 1910 legislated for a new duty on land and required a detailed survey of the whole country to determine the value of the land and the duty payable.   The Valuation Office was set up by the Inland Revenue in 1910 …

Historic Maps

A guide to the thousands of maps in our collections, primarily from the late 18th century when mapping became more common - updated May 2021. Maps are an amazing source of information, and in some cases works of art.  They can show how an area has evolved over time, and can help us to understand …

Another day in the life of…

I may have been a bit eager to get the next instalment of 'a day in the life of...' written, as back at the beginning of November I did promise that another would follow in December, well we've hit 1 December so here it is. It felt like we probably had an ever so slightly …