The Berkshire Record Office
9 Coley Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 6AF
Telephone:
+44 (0) 118 937 5132
Fax:
+44 (0) 118 937 5131

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Welcome to the Berkshire Record Office

The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire.  We look after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history.  On this website you can discover more about our holdings and how to use us, as well as see some of the treasures from our collections.

Click on any of the links to begin exploring Berkshire's past.

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Image of Programme of Golden Jubilee celebrations in Reading, 1887

 

The Archives of the Royal County

His second life in Slough

His second life in Slough

500 Years of Family History

500 Years of Family History

Taking a dip on Christmas Day

Taking a dip on Christmas Day

Latest News
Important Information about School Records
Update on the treatment of personal data.
New Wills Index: Special Offer
Grab a hard copy index for Berkshire Archdeaconry probates, 1480-1652.
Find us on Facebook
The BRO launches its official Facebook page.
Sports Records Survey
Do you know of any historic sporting records for Berkshire?

Latest Galleries

Inside Victorian Broadmoor

Inside Victorian Broadmoor
Stories from England's first Criminal Lunatic Asylum

For the Welfare of the Insane Poor

For the Welfare of the Insane Poor
A History of Fair Mile Hospital 1870-2003

The Berkshire County Council Portrait Collection

The Berkshire County Council Portrait Collection
The Great and the Good from County Government

The Berkshire Echo

The Berkshire Echo 58
January 2012: The Berkshire Militia - Mutiny in the Forbury - A Dishonest Off...