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Records
for the current administrative county of Lancashire
are held at the Lancashire Record Office - see
below for contact details
Many records for Manchester
are held at the Greater Manchester County Record Office - see
below for contact details. The metropolitan boroughs in the Greater
Manchester area also maintain their own archive services at their local
studies centres .
Records for the
city of Liverpool and the Merseyside area are held at the Liverpool
Record Office - see below for contact details
Records for the Furness
area (i.e. the former area of Lancashire north of Morecambe Bay which
was incorporated into the new county of Cumbria in 1974) are held at the
Barrow Record Office - see below for contact details |
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LANCASHIRE
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Lancashire County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2RE |
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Telephone
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(01772)
533039 |
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E-Mail
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record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the Planning
your Visit 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 |
see
Searchroom
Rules within
the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
Maps
and Directions page
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Postal
Research |
no
fee based research service provided |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Archives
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 - see
Copying
page for charges |
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Repro
Services |
photographic
reproduction service available - see Copying
page for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - tripods allowed - photographing only allowed
indesignated area - charge £5 per visit - see Self-Service
Photography page |
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Microform |
token
operated microform reader-printer available - see Copying
page for charges |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
helpful
question and answer section |
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Navigation |
clearly
laid out |
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GREATER
MANCHESTER COUNTY RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Greater
Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester,
M4 5FU |
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Telephone
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(0161)
832 5284 |
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E-Mail
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archives@gmcro.co.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the record office's Access
Arrangements page |
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Entry
Access |
member
of CARN readers ticket scheme |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Access
Arrangements page |
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Directions |
streetmap
showing location of record office |
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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
Our
Collections 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 - 15p
per A4 copy, 30p 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 - tripods allowed - no charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader printer available - 50p per A4 printout, 60p per A3 printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
extensive
content generally but lacking a visiting guide |
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Navigation |
somewhat
muddled |
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out our review of this
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LIVERPOOL
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Liverpool City Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Liverpool
Record Office, Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EW |
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Telephone
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(0151)
233 5817 |
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E-Mail
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recoffice.central.library@liverpool.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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The
Central Library & Archive closed on 23 July 2010 pending redevelopment
of a new complex - see Central
Library & Archive Redevelopment page for details of temporary facilities
available during redevelopment |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
None
currently on their web site |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
Search
the Catalogues
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 |
self
service for permitted documents
- 40p per A4 copy, £1 per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
no
professional photographic service provided |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - use of tripod at discretion of staff - no charge |
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Microform |
self
service microform reader printer available - 30p 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 |
limited
during redevelopment |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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BARROW
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Cumbria County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Barrow
Record Office, 140 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1XW |
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Telephone
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(01229)
894377 |
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E-Mail
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barrow.record.off
ice@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
streetmap
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
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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This
page last updated: 14 February 2013 |
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