Local Studies Collection Researching Your House Researching Your House Sources of Information: Title Deeds If the title deeds exist they provide information on former owners, dates of sale, dates of building mortgages and the extents of the property etc.. These may not be complete and will not cover leaseholds of less than 21 years. The West Yorkshire Archives Service (WYAS) at Wakefield holds the Registry of Deeds from 1704 – 1970: West Yorkshire Archives Service, Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road, Wakefield WF1 2DE. Telephone 01274 732931. Email
[email protected] Maps Ordnance Survey Maps – these maps cover the period from 1847 to the present day and come in various scales depending on the date and area. Those that cover the Bradford Metropolitan District are held at the Local Studies Library, Bradford Central Library, Prince’s Way, Bradford BD1 1NN. Telephone 01274 433688 or email
[email protected] , or ask staff for details of what we hold. Tithe Maps – large-scale maps produced after the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836. With the Tithe Award they give information on the owners, occupiers and uses of land along with field names etc.. Many Yorkshire Tithe Awards and Maps are held at the WYAS Office in Leeds. Copies of those for Allerton, Baildon, Bolton, Bowling, Bradford, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, Manningham, Menston, Shipley and Wilsden have been deposited at the Bradford Office of the West Yorkshire Archives Service, (Ref. 55D93), at Bradford Central Library, Prince’s Way, Bradford BD1 1NN, telephone 01274 435099, email
[email protected] . The Local Studies library has a few copies of Tithe Maps (see Map Index), including Wilsden and Tyersal.