The Keep

The Keep is an archive centre open to anyone. Our three partners are the East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office, Brighton and Hove City Council, and the University of Sussex. We are home to their historic documents and it is our job to care for them and help the public access them. We provide free public access Tuesdays to Saturdays and have a variety of events and workshops.

People visit us to research:

• Family history
• The history of their home or another building
• Academic study
• A particular historic topic

We also provide free access to family history websites such as Ancestry and Find My Past. You can also view Mass Observation Online on our computers.

It is free to visit us, and free to see any documents we hold. Services such as copying documents and using a camera carry a fee.