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  MEIRONNYDD RECORD OFFICE
  managed by Gwynedd County Council
   
  The former counties of Merionethshire and Caernarfonshire are now incorporated within Gwynedd County Council which manages both the Meirionnydd Record Office (which holds the Merionethshire archives) and the Caernarfon Record Office (which holds the Caernarfonshire archives)
   
  CONTACT
  Address Meirionnydd Archives, Bala Road, Dolgellau, LL40 2YF
  Telephone (01341) 424681
  E-Mail archives.dolgellau@gwynedd.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's web site Home Page
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see Visiting the Archives within   the record office's Information about Gwynedd Archives page
  Directions map no longer provided within the record office's web site
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - application form (in PDF format) provided
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Collections see Archives Network Wales for descriptions of the principal collections held at this record office
  Online Catalogue see the record office's Online Catalogue which contains over 12,000 pages of archive catalogues for both Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 30p per copy
  Repro Services photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos not permitted
  Microform microform reader printer avaialble - £1 per A4 printout (no A3 printout capability)
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content latest version is an even more limited guide than previously to visiting the archives but good online catalogue provided
  Navigation not as clear as it should be
   
 
This page last updated: 30 June 2010