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Records for all Hampshire apart from the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton are held at the Hampshire Archives and Loacl Studies - see below for contact details Records for the city of Portsmouth are held at the Portsmouth Records Office - see below for contact details Records for the city of Southampton are held at the Southampton City Archives - see below for contact details |
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| HAMPSHIRE ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES | ||||
| managed by Hampshire County Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH | |||
| Telephone | (01962) 846154 | |||
| enquiries.archives@hants.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Home Page | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Visiting Hampshire Archives and Local Studies page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see Map and Directions page within the record office's web site | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see Enquiries page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Our Collections page within the record office's website for comprehensive guide to the record office's holdings | |||
| Online Catalogue | see Our Catalogue page for access to the record office's extensive online catalogue - this online catalogue now includes 100,000 descriptions of probate documents including all wills proved in the courts of Winchester diocese to 1858. | |||
| see National Archives Access to Archives web site | ||||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents | |||
| Repro Services | digital photographic reproduction service available - see Copying Services page for details and links to request forms | |||
| Own Photos | not permitted | |||
| Microform | microform reader-printer available | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | comprehensive on both visiting the record office and its holdings - if only all record office web sites could be as helpful | |||
| Navigation | very clear and intuitive | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
| University | University of Winchester - rooms available during university vacations - 0.9 miles from record office | |||
| PORTSMOUTH RECORDS OFFICE | ||||
| managed by Portsmouth City Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Portsmouth Museum and Records Office, Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2LJ | |||
| Telephone | (023) 9282 7261 | |||
| searchroom@portsmouthcc.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Times within the Visitor Information page on the record office's web site | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see The Search Room page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see streetmap provided by Multimap | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see Postal Research page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Local History Guide within the record office's website for summary of main holdings - for list of parish registers held at the record office see their Guide to Parish Registers | |||
| Online Catalogue | see National Archives Access to Archives web site | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents | |||
| Repro Services | photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details | |||
| Own Photos | at staff discretion - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - no charge | |||
| Microform | microform reader-printer available | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | adequate information provided on visting the record office - fairly comprehensive information on the record office's holdings | |||
| Navigation | satisfactory | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
| Hostels | Portsmouth and Southsea Hostel - 1 mile from record office | |||
| University | Rees Hall of Residence - rooms available during university vacations - 0.4 miles from record office | |||
| SOUTHAMPTON CITY ARCHIVES | ||||
| managed by Southampton City Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Southampton City Archives, Southampton City Council, South Block, Civic Centre, SO14 7LY | |||
| Telephone | (023) 8083 2251 | |||
| city.archives@southampton.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see How To Get More Information 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 | |||
| Directions | see streetmap provided bu Multimap | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see How Do I Make an Enquiry about your Records page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see What Do the Archives Hold page within the record office's website | |||
| Online Catalogue | see National Archives Access to Archives web site | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents - 20p per A4 copy, 30p per A3 copy | |||
| Repro Services | photographic reproduction service available - £2 per copy | |||
| Own Photos | permitted - use of flash not allowed - use of tripod at discretion of staff - no charge | |||
| Microform | self service microform printer available - 60p per A4 printout (no A3 printout capability) | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | very limited - minimal information provided on both visiting the record office and its holdings | |||
| Navigation | hardly applicable since there is only minimal content to navigate around | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
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page last updated: 5 May 2008 |
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