At Hampshire Archives and Wessex Film and Sound Archive you can find a huge range of records to satisfy your curiosity and piece together hidden histories.
From our base at Hampshire Record Office in Winchester we preserve and provide access to archives relating to Hampshire, and audio-visual material relating to central southern England. There are also two city archives in Hampshire, at Portsmouth and Southampton.
Getting started
Wessex Film and Sound Archive
- over 22,000 cinefilms and video recordings
- over 16,000 sound recordings
Our services
Popular records
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Behind the scenes at the archives - SOLD OUT
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Reading old handwriting - Probate Records
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Winchester Beekeepers at 100: An Exhibition of Honey Bees, Hives and Heritage
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Behind the scenes at the archives
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Our partners
We work closely with our partners who support, promote and research Hampshire archives. Hampshire Genealogical Society is based at Hampshire Record Office.
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