Collections

The Gloucester Rugby Digital Archive is a collection of memories, mementoes, reminiscences and records. Bringing Gloucester's unique rugby heritage to life, it aims to capture, preserve, celebrate and share over 130 years of history.

The exhibition has been built around the County Club’s extensive collection of cricket memorabilia relevant to the development of cricket in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre holds a great number of sport related archives, of which a small sample are exhbited.

The University Archives contain records of sports clubs and teams such as the University of Liverpool's Athletics Club (Athletic Union) and also the records of the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA). The Children's Book collections contain nearly 700 19th-20th century volumes on the history of physical education, gymnastics and other sports from Archery to Yachting. Many are illustrated with contemporary photographs.

The the Cadbury Research Library has a number of records and archives relating to sporting achievement through the years. The collection includes original photographs and collections, part of an extensive Sports and Athletics Collections held at the University of Birmingham.

Authenticated by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest autographed collection of Sporting Memorabilia. View Russ Martin Memorabilia Man on facebook.

The Victoria Baths Archive represents the rich social and sporting history of Victoria Baths, the Baths and Wash-houses of Manchester, and the history of swimming and Turkish Baths in general. It contains pictures, documents, objects, audio, video and memories.

The primary aim of the National Cycle Archive is the preservation of documents relating to cycles and cycling. It consists of many separate collections of books, journals and archives deposited or donated by cycling bodies and individuals, and provides a wealth of information about the development of cycling, for sport and leisure, from the 19th century onwards.

The Yorkshire Cricket Museum is located in the East Stand at Headingley Cricket Ground. The museum opened in 2011 and is a ‘must see’ for every Yorkshire Cricket fan. The museum is open on every domestic match day during the season.