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| Records for those former parts of Essex that are now within metropolitan London boroughs (i.e. within Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge or Waltham Forest) may now be held outside the Essex Record Office - it is worth first checking with the London Metropolitan Archives as to where the records you are looking can be found - if they are held at the borough's local studies centre, you can find contact details within this web site's page for London Borough Local Studies Centres | ||||
| ESSEX RECORD OFFICE | ||||
| managed by Essex County Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT | |||
| Telephone | (01245) 244644 | |||
| ero.enquiry@essexcc.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see On Arrival page within the record office's web site | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Visiting the Essex Record Office page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see streetmap provided by Multimap | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see Remote Searches page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Family History in Essex, an information leaflet in PDF format which provides a summary of family history resources held | |||
| Online Catalogue | see Using SEAX page within the record office's web site - SEAX is the Essex Record Office's excellent online catalogue | |||
| see National Archives Access to Archives web site | ||||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents - see Photocopy Order for charges | |||
| Repro Services | scanning service provided - see Photocopy Order for charges | |||
| Own Photos | permitted - £10 charge per day | |||
| Microform | microform reader-printer available - 70p per printout | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | adequate but only just | |||
| Navigation | the navigation on this redesigned web site is a step backwards and smacks of having been developed by a web designer completely out of touch with the practical needs of those using the site (try finding the opening hours starting at the home page without using the link provided on this web site!) - this is a real shame since Essex's companion online archives website SEAX is so brilliant | |||
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