This year, Chigwell School celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its Chapel in a celebration with a special dedication to the Organ by the Bishop of Barking. Each visitor received a booklet with an ...

In March 2023, PK Porthcurno was thrilled to receive funding from The National Archives ‘Archives Resilience Grant’ which aims to support archives to create sustainable solutions that enable them to ...

Following a recent Archive Service Accreditation Panel, the UK Archive Service Accreditation Committee is pleased to announce that the following archive services have been awarded accredited status ...

Advert for a clothing sale at Snelgrove and Allen, which lists the types of clothes on sale, 1901 (COPY 1/180 f.204) ...

Tagged files are typically comprised of paper, but may also contain other materials and formats, such as photographs, booklets, folded maps or loose objects. They have a protective cover and are ...

Large-format documents include maps, plans and artworks. They may be flat or folded and can be made of a variety of materials and media. Large documents are vulnerable to tears and losses around their ...

The outermost layer of a roll or bundle is vulnerable to abrasion and damage when removed from or returned to its housing. The edges of rolls and bundles can be at risk of tearing and cracking through ...

Volumes – or books – are composite objects that can come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, weights and materials. While binding styles may have changed over the centuries, the component parts of a ...

The size, weight and condition of rolled parchment documents can present some handling challenges. Rolled parchment documents may be made of several membranes sewn end-to-end or sewn together at the ...

Parchment bundles come in a variety of sizes and weights, some of which may present handling issues. They can be made from single membranes sewn together at the head, or an assortment of different ...

More than 81% of The National Archives’ collections are made from paper. This includes tagged files, flat maps and plans, rolls, bundles, volumes and artworks. During manufacture, wood or other ...

Photographic materials include prints, blueprints, x-rays, negatives and microfilm. Photographs are composite objects made up of a support layer coated with light-sensitive emulsion. The most common ...