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CENTRES OF INFORMATION
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Record
Offices
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Studies Centres
LDS
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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 Times within the Planning
a 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
Location
page within
the record office's web site for streetmap |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see Enquiry Service within the
Enquiries
and Research page on the record office's web site |
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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
in lecture room which must be booked - charge £20 per hour |
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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 |
satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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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 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
How
To Find Us within
the record office's web site |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Policy page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Guide
to 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 - 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 |
satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
YHA Manchester - large modern purpose built hostel overlooking canal - car
parking - 2.1 miles from record office |
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Hatters Hostel - 0.5 miles from record office |
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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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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the record office's Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
proof
of name and address required |
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Visiting
Guide |
none
provided
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
streetmap provided by Multimap
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Research
Service for Family and Local History page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Archive
Sources page within the record office's website for index to comprehensive
set of guides (in PDF format) to the record office's holdings |
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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 |
excellend
set of guides to the record office's holdings |
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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 Liverpool - modern purpose built hostels - 2.1 miles from the record
office |
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Liverpool International Inn Hostel - 1 mile from the record office |
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University |
University
of Liverpool - bed and Breakfast rooms available during university vacations
(3.8 miles from the record office) - self catering rooms additionally available
during the summer vacation (1.2 miles from the record office) |
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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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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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This
page last updated: 4 December 2007 |
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