The Magic Attic

The Magic Attic The Magic Attic is a large local history archive located in South Derbyshire at the Sharpe's Heritage Centre in Swadlincote.
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The Magic Attic was started in 1987 by local historians who were interested in preserving information about the area. The Attic is based in Sharpe’s Pottery Museum but we are completely independent of the museum. We are a registered charity run completely by volunteers. Although strongly focused on South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire, the archive material also covers East Staffordshire,

other parts of Derbyshire and other counties of the UK. The archive holds a wide range of material and is an invaluable source of information for research students, schools, family historians and village history groups. We welcome groups to come and ‘take a tour’ by prior arrangement. We also take out our ‘Roadshow’ of records and photographs to Family and Local History exhibitions. Talks on local history can be arranged either at the Attic or at outside venues.

21/08/2026

You need to check out Salts Swadlincote's book nook. Pretty cool! 😎

Many thanks to Swadlincote Constitutional Club for the sizeable donation raised at their quiz night last night. The gene...
14/08/2026

Many thanks to Swadlincote Constitutional Club for the sizeable donation raised at their quiz night last night. The generosity of folks round here never ceases to amaze. This enables the continuation of your local history archive. Thank you so much ❤️

Midland Road, with the Cons Club just peeping round the bottom.
(Photo credit Chris Waller, thank you)

04/08/2026

🔎 Can you help us contact the family of Professor Jane Plant CBE?

We are hoping to make contact with relatives of Professor Jane Anne Plant CBE, née Lunn, who was born and raised in Woodville.

Jane became an internationally recognised geochemist, Professor at Imperial College London, Chief Scientist at the British Geological Survey and a published author.

In recognition of her remarkable achievements and connection to Woodville, a new street has been named in her honour. We would love to ensure that Jane’s family are aware of this lasting tribute to her achievements and local heritage.

If you are related to Jane, know members of the Lunn family or have information that may help us contact her relatives, please get in touch:

📧 Email - [email protected]

Please do not share anyone’s personal contact details publicly in the comments.

We would be very grateful for any information that could help.

04/08/2026

What a great cause! Thanks for having us, we enjoyed it immensely 🚒🚑👏🏼👏🏼

Thursday 13th August from 8pm onwards, Swadlincote Constitutional Club are kindly hosting a charity quiz night in aid of...
04/08/2026

Thursday 13th August from 8pm onwards, Swadlincote Constitutional Club are kindly hosting a charity quiz night in aid of The Magic Attic. A great night and great prizes! ❤️

31/07/2026

Please come along to our Open Day tomorrow 🚒 we have some great stalls to buy from along with bouncy castles, slides, mini fire engine rides, face painter, ice cream, burgers, sweet stand and so much more. All monies raised goes to our Firefighters Charity 🚒🚒🚒🚒

30/07/2026

Save the date! 📅

Swadlincote Fire Station open day is taking place on Saturday 1 August.

Come along to meet your local crew and other emergency service personnel, enjoy a mini fire engine ride, meet our Dexter dog mascot, and much more! We'll see you there! 👨‍🚒🐶👋

Fantastic event supporting Swadlincote Fire Station. We always enjoy attending and putting on a display. So much going o...
30/07/2026

Fantastic event supporting Swadlincote Fire Station. We always enjoy attending and putting on a display. So much going on!!!

The next film show, in conjunction with Sharpe's Pottery Museum, is this coming Thursday 30th July. Just £4, film starts...
28/07/2026

The next film show, in conjunction with Sharpe's Pottery Museum, is this coming Thursday 30th July. Just £4, film starts at 1.30pm

All set up and ready for a fantastic weekend at Barton Under Needwood Steam Rally
18/07/2026

All set up and ready for a fantastic weekend at Barton Under Needwood Steam Rally

Address

Swadlincote
DE119DG

Opening Hours

Monday 7pm - 9:30pm
Tuesday 1pm - 4pm
Thursday 1pm - 4pm
7pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

Telephone

01283 819020

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