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Welcome!

Welcome to the online catalogue of archives and local history books, maps, photos etc. that are held at Solihull Central Library.


This catalogue isn't yet a complete list of everything we have - it's very much a work in progress. So far, it mainly includes details of:

  • building plans 1880-1929;
  • about fifty per cent of the photographs we hold;
  • books and articles published since 2007;
  • and brief details of most of our archive collections.

All our local history books at Solihull Central Library and at all our community libraries are also included in the main library catalogue, which you can search by author/title.


If you can't find what you're looking for, please email us - heritage@solihull.gov.uk

Highlights

Papers of Doris Hamilton Smith (1891-1982), artist

Papers of Doris Hamilton Smith (1891-1982), artist

Pupil of Edith Holden at Solihull Girls' School, Station Road.
Aerial photos

Aerial photos

Images of Solihull borough 2007.
Shaw collection of papers relating to James Fern Webster (1821-1904), metalurgist and engineer

Shaw collection of papers relating to James Fern Webster (1821-1904), metalurgist and engineer

Documents and artefacts relating to James Fern Webster and the Aluminium Crown Metal Co., Solihull Lodge
Ordnance Survey

Ordnance Survey

Including downloadable PDFs of most 1880s maps for the Borough.
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