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Records
for the city of Sunderland and for the area covered by the metropolitian
boroughs of Gateshead and South Tyneside are held at the Tyne & Wear
Archives - see below for details
Records for the area covered
by the boroughs of Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees are held at the Teesside
Archives - see below for details
Records for the rest of
Durham county are held at the Durham Record Office - see
below for details |
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DURHAM
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Durham County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Durham
Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL |
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Telephone
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(0191)
383 3253 |
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E-Mail
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record.office@durham.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening
Hours page
within the record office's web site |
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Entry
Access |
required
to sign visitors book stating your name, address and purpose of research
- by signing the register you agree to obey the rules and regulations of
the record office |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Search
Room Rules page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
Streetmap
page within
the record office's web site |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Service PDF document within
the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Our
Holdings page within the record office's website |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
DRO
Database Search page
within the record office's web site |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - 50p
per page |
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Repro
Services |
professional
photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for
details |
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also
scanning service available with print or CD provided for £5 per scan |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash allowed - use of tripod at discretion of staff - 50p per
photograph |
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Microform |
coin
operated microform reader-printer available - 40p per printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive
information provided on visiting the record office |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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University |
Durham University - ensuite bedrooms available during university vacations |
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TEESSIDE
ARCHIVES |
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managed
jointly for the boroughs of Middlesborough, Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland
and Stockton-0n-Tees |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Teesside
Archives, Exchange House, 6 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DB |
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Telephone
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(01642)
248321 |
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E-Mail
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teesside_archives@middlesbrough.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 |
see
Visiting
Teesside Archives page within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
streetmap within the record office's Home
Page |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Postal
Searches page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Archive
Records, Catalogues and Documents page within the record office's website |
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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 - charges
per copy: 15p for A4 B&W, 25p for A3 B&W, 50p for A4 colour, 75p
for A3 colour |
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Repro
Services |
no
photographic reproduction service available currently |
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Own
Photos |
at
discretion of staff - use of flash and tripods also at 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 |
Marked
improvement on its previous incarnation |
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Navigation |
Satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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TYNE
& WEAR ARCHIVES |
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managed
jointly for the boroughs of Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside
and South Tyneside |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Tyne
& Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle
upon Tyne, NE1 4JA |
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Telephone
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(0191)
277 2248 |
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E-Mail
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twas@gateshead.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within Visit
Us page
on the record office's web site |
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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
How
To Find Tyne and Wear Archives page
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 |
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Summary |
see
User
Guides page within the record office's website for links to comprehensive
set of guides to the different types of records held (parish registers,
non-conformist records, school records, cemetery records, trade union records,
etc.) |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
Catalogue
page for introduction to the record office's online catalogue |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - see
Copying Service
page for charges |
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Repro
Services |
professional
photographic reproduction service available - see Copying
Service page for details |
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scanning
service also available - see Copying
Service page for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash or tripods not allowed - £5 for a one day licence,
£15 for an annual licence |
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Microform |
self
service microform reader printer available - 50p per A4 printout, no A3
printout capability |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
Excellent
set of guides to the main collections held by the record office |
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Navigation |
Satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
YHA Newcastle - 1.7 miles from the record office |
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Albatross Hostel - 0.6 miles from record office |
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University |
Northumbria
University - bed and breakfast accomodation available during university
vacations - 1.6 miles from the record office |
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This
page last updated: 11 July 2008 |
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