Archives
Historic images of Barnet
Take a visual tour of the borough from a selection of views from the Archive collection.
Enter Barnet Image Bank to search the collection
Local Studies Centre
The Local Studies Centre collects historical documents relating to the Borough of Barnet going back many centuries.
There are materials dating back to the 17th century providing a fascinating record of the community and its development. The records are made freely available to the public to examine at the centre. Details of the collections can be found here
Pocket Histories are short histories of your local area. They now cover every corner of the borough and include information about changes to each area, buildings and famous people. The Pocket Histories are the history of the place where you live.
Barnet African-Caribbean reminiscences
As part of the Local Studies Centre's role in recording information about the area that may be of interest to future researchers, a reminisence project carried out interviews with residents 
(PDF:263KB) talking about settling in Barnet during the 1950s and 60s.
Barnet Local Studies Collections Policy
- Barnet Local Studies Collections Policy (PDF:155 KB)
Contact information
The Local Studies and Archives Centre
80 Daws Lane
Mill Hill
London
NW7 4SL
Map
Enquiries
Tel: 020 8359 3960
Email: library.archives@barnet.gov.uk
By appointment: please contact us for help with enquiries and research or make an appointment to visit the centre.
Opening hours
| Day of the week | Times |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
| Thursday | 1pm - 7pm |
| Sat (1st and 3rd of each month) | 9.30am - 4.30pm |
There is disabled access and parking. The Local Studies Service is on the ground floor. All areas and facilities are designed for Disabled Access.
Getting there
Buses: 240 or take the 221 or 251 to Mill Hill Broadway
Underground: Mill Hill East, Northern Line – then 240 bus
Train: Mill Hill Broadway, Thameslink – 10 minutes walk
Journey Planner (Transport for London) - for working out your route by bus, tube, cycle and more.
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