Resources
This page will be updated with any links that we feel people interested in Tamworth Heritage might also be interested in. If you have a resource you think we should add please email the editor@Tamworthheritge.org.uk We also have a page for researchers.
THM Book Reviews
Tamworth Heritage Magazine reviews a heritage or history book in each issue. Over the volumes they are building into a useful collection of books for research and general reading into Tamworth's Heritage and setting its history in to a wider context. Though some books are very specific to a person, place or even event in Tamworth. Click here to view the collection and reviews.
Staffordshire Regimental Museum and Archive
& Mercian Regimental Archive
The present Museum building was purpose-built as the Regimental Headquarters and Museum of the Staffordshire Regiment. It lies adjacent to the former Whittington Barracks https://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/
Middleton Hall, Tamworth
Middleton Hall is set in 42 acres of North Warwickshire countryside and run by a charitable trust. A magnificent manor house, Georgian Walled Garden and peaceful grounds. Over 950 years of remarkable history. In addition to open days, There are events and activities throughout the year including markets, plant fairs and motor shows. We are the perfect place for a family day out.
Tamworth Bands 1960 to 1990
The website holds the history of Tamworth bands and the Tamworth music scene in general. It records in precise detail the growth of the music scene that developed in Tamworth between 1960 and 1990. Each band is listed, with photographs, details of band members, songs, recordings, gigs. Take a look at the A to Z of Bands to see how many of the 750 bands listed you can remember.
It also has the entire history of the Tamworth Rock Festival, every heat and winner of the Battle of the Bands contest, the history of the Tamworth Herald Musicbox column and full details of the end of year Musicbox Poll. Who won, who lost - who is the best Tamworth band of all time? Check out the Poll of Polls!
The Magic Attic, Swadlingcote
The Magic Attic is a large local history archive located in South Derbyshire at Sharpe's Pottery Museum, West Street, Swadlingcote. Post Code is DE11 9DG .
The archive contains newspapers, photographs, maps, artefacts and family history information for South Derbyshire and surrounding areas.
Visitors and enquiries from outside the region and from abroad are also given every assistance and are equally welcome. We work in close association with the libraries of Swadlingcote and Burton on Trent and with most of the local history groups. http://www.magicattic.org.uk/
Ashby Museum
Step into the story of Ashby de la Zouch and nearby villages at our independent, volunteer led museum. Explore permanent and temporary exhibits, enjoy our varied artefact collection, extensive photographs and more. https://www.ashbymuseum.org.uk/
Discover Lichfield
Lichfield Discovered is a group of volunteers who love our local history and want to share it with our communities. We all love our cathedral, Johnson and Darwin, but we also want to get the word out about the lives of ordinary people, hidden histories and the sense of the places we call home. We delve into research about the city of Lichfield, the neighbouring town of Burntwood and the array of villages stretching from Blithbury to Fazeley. https://lichfielddiscovered.org/
Athelstan Museum, Malmsbury
The Museum is named after King Athelstan, first King of all England who is buried in Malmsbury. This hill-top site has been occupied since at least the Iron Age period, and the museum displays a large range of items spanning the period from that time up to the present day.
The Hardings of Packington
This site contains information on the successors (and ancestors) of the Harding family who were blacksmiths in Great and Little Packington, near Coventry in the 17th century. https://sites.google.com/site/hardingofpackington/home
Birmingham Heritage Forum
Birmingham Heritage Forum members are organisations concerned with collections, historic sites, museums, galleries, churches, gardens, and visitor services, within the Birmingham area. www.birminghamheritage.org.uk
Tamworth Castle Museum and Archive
Tamworth Castle is a great place to visit. However due to space restrictions only a very small part of the collection is on display, with a very small Archive team. This looks like it will remain the case into the foreseeable future.
The Tamworth Digital Archive may be able to help as it often assists the Magazine's readers to make donations to Tamworth Castle Archive. Though it is able to turn around photography and scanning of items far faster than the Castle
