Kingston History Centre is currently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are still answering enquiries remotely. Please email [email protected]

We apologise for any inconvenience

Normal opening times 

• Monday closed
• Tuesday closed
• Wednesday 10am to 5pm
• Thursday 10am to 7pm
• Friday, 10am to 5pm
• Saturday, 10am to 5pm
• Sunday, closed 
• Closed bank holidays 

If you can't visit us we also offer a research service. You can also search our collections catalogue online.

Entry fee: 

Free 

What you can see at the History Centre:

• local books and directories
• maps
• local newspapers on microfilm
• photographs of the borough
• oral histories and other audio materials
• access to online sources such as Ancestry and the British Newspaper Archive
• a database of Victorian sources, courtesy of Kingston University  
• research material relating to pioneer photographer, Eadweard Muybridge
• variety of local interest journals and magazines

What we hold in our stores (you can request these):

• the Royal Borough's archives dating from 1208
• local newspapers
• Eadweard Muybridge collection

Access information:

• disabled access
• disabled toilet
• platform lift available

How to find us:

Kingston History Centre 

Guildhall,

High Street 

Kingston upon Thames 

KT1 1EU 

Kingston History Centre Policies

Here you will find copies of our policies which were approved by the Growth Committee on 28 September 2017.

Access Policy
Collections Development Policy 
Collections Care and Conservation Policy
Collections Information Policy