More help for house historians
Building Regulations Records are a little known resource that can be of immense interest to house and local historians.
Now Warwickshire County Council is holding a new event to introduce the building regulation records on deposit at the County Record Office and provide training on how to use the accompanying databases.
House historians often want to find out how a particular building has changed over time and view plans of an original dwelling. The records can contain photographs and other ephemera, as well as details of the owner and builder.
Local and social historians might want to look at the bigger picture, viewing records for several buildings in the area to see how their town or village has developed over time, in response to post-war redevelopment, for example.
The evening event at the County Record Office on Tuesday 16 March will give people the tools to search for relevant building regulations records held at the Record Office. The evening will feature a behind the scenes tour of the Record Office and a chance to view a selection of plans and project files.
Training will be given on how to use the online catalogue. The workshop will be held between 7.30 and 9 pm at Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick. The event costs £5.00 and it is recommended that places are booked in advance by calling 01926 738959 Tuesday to Saturday.
The course tutor, Rob Eyre, Senior Archivist at Warwickshire County Record Office, says: “The building regulations records contain a wealth of information of use to house, local and social historians. We are looking forward to introducing them to a new audience at this evening event.”
The building regulations records have become newly accessible to the public as part of the County Record Office’s collections initiative, which has focused on listing and making available some of the many collections of archives that are currently difficult or impossible to use, and improving access to under-used records.
Warwickshire County Record Office is involved in safeguarding, managing and developing Warwickshire’s archives so that they can be accessed, interpreted and enjoyed by all those with an interest in Warwickshire’s past and its people. We hold records dating from the twelfth century up to the twenty first.
Visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice for more information on general opening times, directions and other useful information.