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Explore Your Archive is an Archives and Records Association platform to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate and be inspired by archives in the UK & Ireland.

What is an archive and what do archivists do?

Understanding the role of archives

A place where knowledge is stored and safeguarded for the use and benefit of all.

We promote the stories unveiled from UK & Ireland archives

A surprise in ‘The Surprise’ Inn, Croydon

For today’s ‘EYA Surprise’ blog we visited a small pub in Shirley, Croydon, a town with a rich and layered history dating back to the medieval times. The pub, locally known as “The Surprise”, has many unexpected and interesting things woven into its fabric.

Wonderful Worcestershire Architecture

This month, the Explore Your Archive campaign is #EYAarchitecture, so we thought that it was a great time to focus on some […]

The Evolution of Fairground Architecture

For this month’s EYA Architecture theme, Arantza Barrutia from the National Fairground and Circus Archive takes us on a rollercoaster ride through […]

Football Ground Stories: the Historic England Archive’s Football Grounds of England Collection

In time for Explore Your Archive’s July theme of Architecture and the FIFA World Cup, Historic England Archive opens up its Football Grounds of England Collection.

William Savage – pioneer colour printer

For June’s Colourful theme, we’re taking a look at the work of William Savage, recorded in the University of Wales’ Trinity Saint […]

‘Character of handwriting’ – Wilhelmina Barns-Graham’s collections

To round off May’s Handwriting theme, Tilly Heydon reveals some insights into the collections (and handwriting) of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. When artist Wilhelmina […]