As we work concurrently across multiple large scale and time pressured projects, we take a pragmatic approach to conservation treatment. We apply treatments en-masse, conserving only when the text or ...

Our Conservation for Imaging team are responsible for all conservation elements of our mass digitisation programme at The National Archives, ensuring the care and preservation of documents is ...

Our team supports the mass digitisation programme of The National Archives’ collections, enabling access to our collections online. We deliver this support through a range of activities, which include ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this section we provide information on how to manage, care for and develop records and collections so that they are accessible and relevant to current and future researchers. While archives are ...

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

MEMORANDUM BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND AND THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION There has in recent weeks been strong pressure in Parliament in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...