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Records for the former county of Caernafonshire other than the area now adminstrated by the Conwy Borough Council are held at the Caernarfon Record Office - see below for contact details

Records for Abergele, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and surrounding areas that are now administered by the Conwy Borough Council are held at the Conwy Archives - see below for details
   
   
   
  CAERNARFON RECORD OFFICE
  managed by Gwynedd County Council
   
  The former counties of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire are now incorporated within Gwynedd County Council which manages both the Caernarfon Record Office (which holds the Caernarfonshire archives) and the Meirionnydd Record Office (which holds the Merionethshire archives)
   
  CONTACT
  Address Postal Address only:
Caernarfon Record Office, County Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
    The Caernarfon Record Office is located at Victoria Dock within Caernarfon (see Directions)
  Telephone (01286) 679095
  E-Mail archives.caernarfon@gwynedd.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's web site Contacting the Gwynedd Archives Service page
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see Visiting the Archives within   the record office's Information about Gwynedd Archives page
  Directions see street map page within the record office's web site
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - application form (in PDF format) provided
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Collections see Archives Network Wales for descriptions of the principal collections held at this record office
  Online Catalogue see the record office's Online Catalogue which contains over 12,000 pages of archive catalogues for both Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 30p per copy
  Repro Services photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos not permitted
  Microform self service microform printer available - £1 per A4 or A3 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content limited guide to visiting the archives but good online catalogue provided
  Navigation not as clear as it should be
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
  Hostels Totters Independent Hostel - 200 year old town house with free car parking - only 400 yards to record office
   
   
     
  CONWY ARCHIVES
  managed by Conwy County Borough Council
     
  CONTACT
  Address The Old Board School, Lloyd Street, Llandudno, LL30 2YG
  Telephone (01492) 860882
  E-Mail archifau.archives@conwy.gov.uk
     
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours shown within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide none provided on the record office's web site
  Directions Multimap street map
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - contact record office for details
     
  SOURCES HELD
  Collections see Archives Network Wales for descriptions of the principal collections held at this record office
  Online Catalogue see National Archives Access to Archives (A2A)   web site 
     
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content very limited
  Navigation not easy to find the Archives section within the council's web site
     
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
  Hostels Llandudno Hostel - Victorian townhouse with WiFi in lobby - 0.5 miles from record office
    YHA Conwy - 2 and 4 bed rooms with ensuite showers - free parking - 4.7 miles from record office
     
   
   
 
This page last updated: 4 December 2007