Archives and collections

From photographs of spinal injuries patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the 1940s, to modern prosthetic racing blades, our archives and collections will reveal to you the fascinating stories of our National Paralympic Heritage.

The NPHT has service agreements with the Centre of Buckinghamshire Studies and Bucks County Museum Trust to catalogue and care for our collections using nationally recognised standards. This important work is supported by the Wellcome Trust and Heritage Lottery Fund as a project called ‘Spinal to Sport’. Below is a gallery of some of the photographs currently catalogued.

We are very keen to develop our collection and if you would like to donate or loan items to us please contact our office in the first instance, telephone: 01296 489929 or email: [email protected]. The process of depositing items to us is explained in this downloadable pdf.

We would also love you to get involved and share your stories and items and add them to our collection. Find out more below.

What's new in our collection

Take a look at the latest addition to our collection Read more

Archive catalogue

Sports and medical papers, brochures, leaflets, medals, photographs, films and x-rays from the early 1940s onwards. Read more

Collections catalogue

Clothing, mascots, sports equipment and personal mementos, from individuals, Paralympians and sports organisations. Read more

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Dr Mary Verghese of Vellore

Dr Mary Verghese specialised in the rehabilitation of patients in Vellore, India, visiting Dr Guttmann at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville in the 1960s.
Celebrating the Paralympic heritage exhibition at Cliffe Castle Museum

The Bradford district’s Paralympic heritage is to be celebrated at a special event to be held at Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley on Saturday 20 July.
The Trust's July 2019 Newsletter

This is our fourth newsletter and we hope you enjoy catching up on all our work; the opening of the Paralympic heritage centre, regional exhibitions, our Pop-up museum events and much more.
Paralympian wheelchair basketball player, Peter Finbow

Peter Finbow, from Bradford, won bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and also in Beijing in 2008. He was part of the GB Wheelchair Basketball Team at the 2012 Paralympics in London.

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What we do

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust was established on 11th November 2015 to protect and share British Paralympic Heritage.
The delivery team
Trustees
Ice Sledge Hockey player, Naomi Adie

Naomi Adie is an Ice Sledge Hockey player for the Peterborough Phantoms
Timeline

Paralympic Games Timeline
1960s: Part of the Olympics

In Rome 1960 the International Games were held for the first time in the Olympics venue immediately after the Olympic Games. They are now seen as the first “Paralympic Games”
Interview with Nick Webborn, Chair of the BPA

Interview with Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association and Clinical Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Brighton
Chloe Hixson's volunteer story

We are lucky to have some great volunteers who help us in the work we do. Chloe Hixson, joined us as an Access Assessor and more recently has helped as a Virtual Volunteer
Archery

Archery was one of the sports at the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960.
Reports and policies

This is a list of all the reports and policies related to the website and its use

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