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Motherwell Heritage Centre LOCAL STUDIES

Resource library for local and family research.

Opening Times

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10am - 5pm

Thursday: 10am - 7pm

Sunday: CLOSED

Closed on Public Holidays

Local Studies Library at Motherwell Heritage Centre

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Pig Iron Workers at Coltness Ironworks, circa 1900

PIG IRON WORKERS AT COLTNESS IRONWORKS, CIRCA 1900

The local studies library provides information on all aspects of the social, political and industrial history of Motherwell and the surrounding area. The library holds a range of materials including books, photographs, maps, local newspapers, videos, oral history tapes and archival documents. This material may be requested for study purposes. This collection is available for reference purposes to all members of the public free of charge.

Staff will undertake written enquiries on behalf of researchers unable to visit the centre. The first half hour of staff time is free of charge; thereafter a fee of £10.60 per hour is charged (fee subject to annual review). To e-mail a research request to the local history library click here.

Books in the library cover a wide range of topics relating to the history of the local area, including the coal, iron and steel industries, the railways, geography, literature and sport and leisure.

Local newspapers are available on microfilm, dating back to 1862, and the census, electoral and valuation roles for the area are also available for consultation, on both paper record and on CD-Rom. Ordnance Survey maps for the Motherwell area cover a range of dates from 1858 onwards and also available are a selection of maps for surrounding towns and villages.

The collection is constantly growing and developing and donations of local photographs and archival material are always welcome.

High Road Motherwell in 1910

VIEW OF HIGH ROAD, MOTHERWELL, CIRCA 1910.

The Local Studies Library is the meeting place of Motherwell Heritage Society and the Lanarkshire Family History Society. For further details on their activities please follow their respective links.

Further online resources for researching local and family history can be found by following this link.

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