Worcestershire County Council

• Worcestershire Archive & Archaeology
• Worcestershire County Council website
• County Museum
• Historic Environment and Archaeology Service including

  • Worcestershire Archaeology on Facebook - the official Facebook page of Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service. Latest events, discoveries and news about WHEAS.
  • Worcestershire Tithe and Inclosure Map Project
  • Online Archaeology Library
  • Online Ceramic database
• Record Office
• Worcestershire Libraries
  
  • Online catalogue of books
  • Worcester Hive Catalogue - includes library books, archaeology reports and archive collections.
• Countryside Services includes

  • Worcestershire Heritage Services
  • Online map of Worcestershire (high zoom available; numbered Rights of Way; distance measurement in the Toolkit at the foot of the page) Please note that this page may be slow to load.
  • Rights of Way - when the page appears, use the navigation bar on the lefthand side of the page
  • For Open Access Land, see Natural England listed under Government in the Further Resources section, below).

   

Local Archaeology Groups etc.

• Kidderminster and District Archaeological and History Society
• North Worcestershire Archaeology Group
• Worcestershire Archaeological Society
• Worcestershire Biological Records Centre The WRBC are compiling the Worcestershire Ancient Tree Register.
• The Worcestershire Local History Forum
• Worcestershire Industrial Archaeology and Local History Society
• Worcestershire Young Archaeologists' Club
• A further list of local organisations, held at the WHEAS website.
  

Museums and Heritage Sites

• Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
• Worcester City Museums

Archaeology Organisations

• Ancient Monuments Society
• Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors
• The British Archaeological Society
• British Society of Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology
• Council for British Archaeology
• Council for Independent Archaeology
• Institute of Field Archaeologists
• Online-Archaeology

Museums

• The British Museum
• Culture 24 - 'Latest news, exhibition reviews, links, listings and education resources from thousands of UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries, all in one place.'
• The Imperial War Museum
• The Natural History Museum
• The Science Museum

Further Resources

• BBC History Zone
• British History Online - Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, British History Online is a digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Includes Victoria County History: Worcestershire which, in Volumes 3 and 4, provides histories of every parish in Worcestershire.
• British Listed Buildings - an online database of buildings and structures that are listed as being of special architectural and historic interest. As well as reading the official listing data for each building, you can also view the location on a map, and, where possible, see it in Google Streetview and Bing Birds Eye View.
• CVMA - Medieval stained glass in Britain
• English Heritage (see also National Monuments Record, below)
• Geophysical Survey Database - provides an on-line index of the archaeological geophysical surveys undertaken by the Archaeometry Branch of the Ancient Monuments Laboratory since 1972.
• Government

  • Natural England - Natural England is the government’s advisor on the natural environment.
    
    • Includes Open Access Land
  • DEFRA
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • The National Archives - The Public Record Office (PRO) and the Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) have now joined together as The National Archives.
• Heritage Gateway - Using this site, you can search across national and local records of England's historic sites and buildings including images of listed buildings.
• Maps
  
  • Google Maps - online maps, satellite images and street-level photographs
  • Old Maps - a website providing free viewing of old maps.
  • Ordnance Survey - full map catalogue including historical, online ordering, custom maps centred on location of your choice.
  • streetmap.co.uk - online map. Enter grid reference, post code or place name.
• Metal detecting and the Law - at Historic Herefordshire online.
• National Monuments Record - part of English Heritage.

  • Old photographs of England - tens of thousands of digital images dating from the 1850s.
  • Contemporary images of historic England - a photographic record of England's listed buildings at the millennium. Over 230,000 images.
  • Information on old buildings and ancient sites - the information published online is taken from English Heritage's national historic environment database
• Portable Antiquities Scheme - a voluntary recording scheme for archaeological objects found by members of the public.

  • Database
• The Tree Council - run the Green Monuments Campaign to protect trees. "In contrast to historic buildings, there are no legal safeguards specific to ancient trees or others of heritage significance."
• Time Team - website of the Channel 4 TV programme.

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