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Worcestershire Archives is currently engaged in a project to convert our old paper catalogues into digital copies. During this project, we have come across many fascinating deposits held by the archives. One such collection is a number of deposits relating to the Davies family of Elmley Castle. These deposits focus primarily upon Maj-Gen. Henry Rodolph...

One of the collections we’ve uncovered as part of our ongoing retroconversion project is this deposit of royal accounts, BA2252. These are an interesting and substantial collection of royal household papers, which you might not have expected would be held here in Worcester. What’s in the collection? This collection was created and kept by a...

Gloving in Worcester was a very important and lucrative trade. For hundreds of years the manufacture of gloves involved many thousands of employees both inside factories and working from home. Census returns show the different roles performed in the gloving industry. Many of these roles allowed women to work from home, combining work with childcare...