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In
1974 the former county of Cumberland was incorporated within the current
county of Cumbria (which also includes the former county of Westmoreland,
the Furness area of Lancashire and
the Yorkshire parish of Sedbergh)
Records for north Cumberland
(i.e. north of the River Derwent) are held at the Carlise Record Office
- see below for contact details
Records for south Cumberland
(i.e. south of the River Derwent) are held at the Whitehaven Record Office
- see below for contact details |
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CARLISLE
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Cumbria County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Carlisle
Record Office, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8UR |
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Telephone
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(01228)
607285 |
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E-Mail
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carlisle.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Times within the record office's Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
member
of CARN readers ticket scheme |
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Visiting
Guide |
none
provided within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
Home
Page
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Service page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Sources available at this record office within
the record office's Home
Page for a very brief
summary |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - 30p
per A4 copy, 50p per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - contact record office for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - use of tripod as discretion of staff - no charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available - 50p per printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
limited
information on visiting the record office and very limited on its holdings |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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WHITEHAVEN
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Cumbria County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Whitehaven
Record Office and Local Studies Library, Scotch Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria,
CA28 7NL |
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Telephone
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(01946)
506420 |
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E-Mail
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whitehaven.record.office@cumbriacc.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Times within the record office's Home
Page |
| |
Entry
Access |
member
of CARN readers ticket scheme |
| |
Visiting
Guide |
none
provided within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
street
map page
(in PDF format) within the record office's web site |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Service page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
| |
Summary |
see
Sources available at this record office within
the record office's Home
Page for a very brief summary |
| |
Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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|
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
| |
Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - 30p
per A4 copy, 50p per A3 copy |
| |
Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - contact record office for details |
| |
Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - use of tripod as discretion of staff - no charge |
| |
Microform |
microform
reader-printer available - 50p per printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
limited
information on visiting the record office and very limited on its holdings |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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This
page last updated: 8 December 2012 |
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