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West Yorkshire Archive Service
West Yorkshire Archive Service

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: some archives are held offsite


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Opening Hours
Access to original documents including the Registry of Deeds:

Monday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Second and fourth Monday of the month 9.30am to 8.00pm

Tuesday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Thursday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm

Second Saturday of the month 9.30am to 1.00pm


 

Wakefield Monday evenings open in 2013: 
10 June; 24 June; 8 July, 22 July; 12 August; 9 September; 23 September; 14 October;  28 October; 11 November; 25 November; 9 December; 23 December 

 

Wakefield Saturdays open in 2013:
13 April; 11 May; 8 June; 13 July; 10 August; 14 September; 12 October; 9 November; 14 December 

 



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 Us



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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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