- LOCAL STUDIES & ARCHIVE CENTRE
- EXHIBITIONS
- COLLECTIONS
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GUIDES & RESOURCES
- Interactive map: Trafford Blue Plaques
- The First World War in Trafford - Research Database
- Trafford History Trails
- Guide: Research your British Ancestors using Ancestry
- Guide: Research your Caribbean Ancestors using Ancestry
- Guide: Research your Irish Ancestors using Ancestry
- Guide: Research the History of your House
- Guide: Organising your Family History Research
- Guide: Understanding census records
- 'Get to Know Your Grandparent(s)!' Children's Interview Activity Sheet
- CONTRIBUTE
Visiting our facility
Following the easing of coronaviris restrictions, we have extended our services. Follow the link to find out how to plan your visit.
Trafford Local Studies Centre is located at 1 Waterside House, Sale (M33 7ZF).
Our Centre is located on the ground floor of the Waterside building, immediately adjacent to the Sale Public Library. Our facilities include a Reading Room, dedicated to the study of our archival materials, public computers for local history research, microfilm and microfiche readers, and a local history library collection. Our library collection is comprised of local and national journals, periodicals and books, some of which are available for loan and others only for reference.
We encourage residents, researchers, and members of the public to visit our facility, to not only to take advantage of the local history material we offer, but to look at selections from our art and heritage collections that are currently on display.
Information for disabled visitors
We provide full-access to our public facilities at the Trafford Local Studies Centre. There is level-access from both the rear and main entrance of Waterside House, and our doors are equipped with touchpad controls. Our Centre's reading room, computer workstations and library are all located on the ground floor of the Waterside building. We hold a number of facilities intended to assist you with your research. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have pertaining to your visit.