Introduction

The National Archives is home to millions of documents, letters, maps, photographs and records.

The National Archives building, a large multi-storey concrete building with very small windows on the top three floors connected to a more modern glass building.

The National Archives

All of them are really special and we look after them very carefully.

View of a corridor with dozens of shelves containing rows of document boxes.

A repository (document store) at The National Archives

But what about your home? Where do you live? What is it like? Do you have things that make your home special?

We have chosen some photographs from our archives to help you think about your home and what makes it special.

Single storey house with window shutters, striped canopies and lawn.

A typical home in Alberta, Canada. Catalogue ref: INF 10/91/18

Black and white photograph of young men, women and children working on the cone-shaped thatch of a building.

Men and women from all over Kenya working on the construction of a model nursery centre during a course at Jeanes School, Kabete, Nairobi. Kenya, East Africa, 1960. Catalogue ref: INF 10/159.81

There are photographs to look at, things to listen to, games to play and ideas for art and craft.

Have fun!

Acknowledgements

Noel Hayden, Ellen Oredsson and Sara Griffiths wrote and designed this resource with the invaluable assistance of students and staff of Bexley Mencap, Share Community Wandsworth. We would like to thank Michael Mahoney, Rachel Hillman and colleagues from the Digital Services, Image Library and Visual Collections teams of The National Archives. 

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