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Records for mid and south Kent are held at the Centre for Kentish Studies - see below for contact details

Records for north west Kent are held at the Medway Archives & Local Studies Centre - see below for contact details

Parish records for east Kent and records for the Canterbury area (City Council records, business records, etc) are held at the Canterbury Cathedral Archives - see below for contact details

Other records (school, local authority, estates, etc.) for east Kent are held at the East Kent Archives Centre - see below for contact details

Records for those former parts of Kent that are now within metropolitan London boroughs (i.e. within Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich or Lewisham) are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
   
   
   
  CENTRE FOR KENTISH STUDIES
  managed by Kent County Council
   
  The centre is currently closed pending the move to the new purpose built Kent History and Library Centre in the spring of 2012
   
  CONTACT
  Telephone (08458) 247200
  E-Mail archives@kent.gov.uk
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Brief Guide to Collections (a PDF document) within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Kent Archives Services Online Catalogue (shared with the Canterbury Cathedral Archives and the East Kent Archives)
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
   
   
  EAST KENT ARCHIVES CENTRE
  managed by Kent County Council
   
  CONTACT
  Address East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Zone, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, Dover, CT16 3EH
  Telephone (01304) 829306
  E-Mail EastKentArchives@kent.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  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
  Directions see steetmap provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Brief Guide to Collections (a PDF document) within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Kent Archives Services Online Catalogue (shared with the Canterbury Cathedral Archives and the East Kent Archives)
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 50p per copy
  Repro Services photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos not permitted
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 50p per printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content lacks certain information on visiting the record office
  Navigation not as clear as it could be - sometimes difficult to return up a level
   
   
   
   
  MEDWAY ARCHIVES & LOCAL STUDIES CENTRE
  managed by Medway Council
   
  CONTACT
  Address Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4AU
  Telephone (01634) 332714
  E-Mail malsc@medway.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Visiting the Archives page within the record office's website
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see Searchroom Rules page within the record office's website
  Directions see streetmap in the site's Visiting the Archives page
  Postal Research limited to 20 minutes per customer
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Online Images see Medway Ancestors page for online access to images of original parish registers held in the custody the Medway Archives
  Online Catalogue see CityArk page for online access to the record office's catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 50p per A4 copy, 75p per A3 copy
  Repro Services photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash at staff discretion - tripods allowed - £3.90 charge plus 50p per photograph taken
  Microform self service microform reader printer available - 30p per A4 printout, 50p per A3 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content comprehensive on both visiting the record office and its contents - includes extensive information on parish registers
  Navigation satisfactory
   
   
   
   
  CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL ARCHIVES
  managed jointly by the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury and Kent County Council 
   
  The Canterbury Cathedral Archives will be closed from 31 January 2012 for approximately 7 months while essential repairs to the roof are carried out
   
  CONTACT
  Address Canterbury Cathedral Archives, The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2EH
  Telephone (01227) 865330
  E-Mail archives@canterbury-cathedral.org
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Times within the Planning Your Visit page on the record office's web site
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see Find Your Way page within the record office's web site
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Collections page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Kent Archives Services Online Catalogue (shared with the Canterbury Cathedral Archives and the East Kent Archives)
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - see Copying Services and Charges for costs
  Repro Services photographic and scanning reproduction services available - see Copying Services and Charges for details
  Own Photos not permitted
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 50p per A4 printout, £1 per A3 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content fairly limited information provided on visiting the record office and its holdings
  Navigation satisfactory
   
   
 
This page last updated: 2 January 2012