Contacting us | British Association For Local History

You can contact BALH using the the details below, or by using the enquiry form.

Email

Membership and Order Enquiries : admin@balh.org.uk

General Enquiries

For general enquiries, please use our enquiry form.

Please note, we are unable to assist with individual research queries and recommend you contact one of our member local history societies covering your place of interest for help.

If you wish to contact an individual officer directly, their email address may be found on the BALH Officers page.

Telephone

01625 664524

Address

(Please note our new address)

BALH Head Office,
Fountain Precinct,
4th Floor Orchard Lane Wing,
Balm Green,
Sheffield
S1 2JA

General enquiry form

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Where did your ancestors live?

It is impossible to trace the history of one’s family without considering where they lived. Local history societies and one-place study groups have researched and published content that will allow you to place the lives of your ancestors in the context of their local communities, villages, towns and cities as well as some of the key socio-economic factors that lay behind their development. They often use the same sources as family historians, and can help provide an alternative interpretation of a document or suggest new resources to help your research.

Nick Barratt, Historian and Author

Meet the team

Tim Lomas

Tim has been deeply involved with BALH since joining its Education Committee before 1990. He has served on Advisory Committees, as Deputy Chair, and as Chair for the maximum six-year term. A former teacher, examiner, inspector, and educational manager, he championed teaching and learning within BALH, playing a key role in the Teacher Fellowship scheme. With a doctorate in medieval social and economic history, his interests also span educational and transport history. Now retired, he remains active as a trustee of the Historical Association and Devon History Society, residing in South Devon for its practical London connections.

Tim Lomas, Trustee