The headquarters of West Yorkshire Archives Service is at the Registry of Deeds, Wakefield. There are also 4 other offices in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Leeds. The Leeds district section looks after and extensive collections of historical manuscripts and diocesan records dating from the Middle Ages to the present time.
The archive service is an invaluable source for local and national historians and those tracing their family trees.
Visit the official West Yorkshire Archive Service website for helpful advice and links to online records and other useful services.
West Yorkshire Archive Service is part of West Yorkshire Joint Services (WYJS). WYJS is run by a joint committee of councillors from the 5 Metropolitan Districts within West Yorkshire, namely Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. They provide the trading standards, archives, archaeology and public analyst functions for these authorities.
West Yorkshire Archive Service
Leeds office: Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds, LS7 3AP
Tel: 0113 214 5814