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Wakefield
WYAS, Wakefield office
Registry of Deeds
Newstead Road
Wakefield
WF1 2DE
Tel: +44 (0)1924 305980
Fax: +44 (0)1924 305983
Email: wakefield@wyjs.org.uk
Reader Registration.
We are members of the County Archive Research Network (CARN) readers’ ticket scheme. Please bring your CARN readers’ ticket with you when you visit. If you do not have a ticket please bring official proof of ID which includes your name, address and signature. Click here for more information
Appointments recommended. Our searchrooms may be subject to unplanned closure because of staffing difficulties.
Opening Hours
Access to original documents including the Registry of Deeds:
Monday 9.30 to 5pm (Closed 1 to 2pm)
Second and fourth Monday of the month 9.30 to 8pm (closed 1 to 2pm)
Tuesday 9.30 to 5pm (closed 1 to 2pm)
Thursday 9.30 to 5pm (closed 1 to 2pm)
Second Saturday of the month 9.30 to 1pm
Microfilm collections, reception and finding aids
Will be available at all of the above times also 1 to 2pm
Wakefield Monday evenings open in 2012:
9 and 23 January, 13 and 27 February
Wakefield Saturdays open in 2012:
14 January, 11 February, 10 March, 14 April, 12 May, 9 June
Facilities:
A rest area is available for the consumption of your own refreshments on the ground floor. Public lockers and a water cooler are also located in this area.
Toilets are available.
How to find WYAS, Wakefield… (External website)
This website has not yet been updated with the new road layout for Wakefield so you might find this map from Wakefield Council helpful.
| Car Parking | There is free parking available for visitors to Wakefield Archives. |
| Train | We are approximately 500 metres from Wakefield Westgate Railway Station |
| Bus | We are approximately 500 metres from Wakefield Bus Station |
About the Office
The West Riding Registry of Deeds building is the headquarters of the West Yorkshire Archive Service. It houses records of the former West Riding and West Yorkshire county wide, as well as being the record office for Wakefield Metropolitan District. The Headquarters also provide facilities such as conservation and microfilming for the whole Service.
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© West Yorkshire Joint Services 2011
Central Email: archives@wyjs.org.uk