Do you want to know more about the history of Barnet or trace your family history? Local studies and archives has a unique collection of historical documents and records dating from 1600 including:
- archives
- maps
- newspapers
- photographs
- publications representing people, places and buildings including ebooks.
Get in touch
We are currently open for enquiries by phone and email.
- Telephone: 020 8359 3960
- Email: library.archives@barnet.gov.uk
Local Studies videos
Find out about the history of Barnet with our Local Studies videos including a Balloon Trip Over High Barnet, Finsbury park to Edgware by Steam and The Story of Finchley Common.
Explore Hidden Barnet, a collection of curious or lesser-known stories about the borough.
Learn more about the history of Barnet in our Pocket Histories
