Local History, Family History and Archives

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives

• Do you want to trace your family tree?
• Did your family live in the Potteries?
• Do you want to learn about the area?
• Do you want to find out about pottery?

If you are interested in family history or local studies, Stoke-on-Trent City Archives is here to help you. Visit us at City Central Library, email your enquiry to stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk or visit the service's website at www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives to find out more. Stoke-on-Trent City Archives is part of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service.

Our collections include:

• Church records
• Parish registers in print or microfilm covering most of North Staffordshire
• Methodist church archives
• Directories
• Telephone directories
• Trade directories for the Potteries and Staffordshire 1798-
• Yellow pages
• Records
• Rate books for the Six Towns
• Registers of electors 1949-
• Maps
• Ordnance Survey maps from the first series in the late 19th century
• Newspapers
• Staffordshire Advertiser from 1795
• Staffordshire Sentinel from 1854 to today
• Photographs
• Photographic library covering Stoke-on-Trent, the Potteries and North Staffordshire
• Pottery archives

There are also extensive collections about the local potteries and about leading personalities in the ceramics industry.

How to contact us

Stoke-on-Trent City Archives 
City Central Library
Bethesda Street
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 3RS

Tel:  01782 238420
Fax: 01782 238499
Email: stoke.archives@stoke.gov.uk

Take a look at our museum service for more information.

The Ceramic Century Project aims to record the story of the life and work of the North Staffordshire pottery worker. The memories of people who worked in many different parts of the industry have been recorded on video. Some of these interviews have now been written out and are available on this site.This means that you can find out more about the people who helped build a world renowned industry, and about the social background of the area.