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LOCAL
CENTRES OF INFORMATION
Introduction
Record
Offices
Local
Studies Centres
LDS
Family History Centres
Family
History Societies
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Records
for the city of Newcastle and the metropolitian borough of North Tyneside
are held at the Tyne & Wear Archives - see below
for contact details
Records for the north of
Northumberland (the area administered by Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council)
are held at the Brewick-upon-Tweed Record Office - see
below for contact details
Most records of interest
to family genealogists for the rest of Northumberland county are held
at the Woodhorn Study Centre - see below for contact
details |
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BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Northumberland County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Record Office, Borough Council Office, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed,
TD15 1ED |
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Telephone
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(01289)
301865 |
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E-Mail
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lb@berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
required
to sign the visitors book and in doing so agree to abide by the record office's
rules |
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Visiting
Guide |
none
provided for the Berwick-upon-Tweed record office |
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Directions |
see
street map provided by Multimap |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - -
see Northumberland
Collections Research Service page within the record office's website
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
the PDF document entitled Family
History Resources in The Berwick-upon-Tweed for
a summary of family history resources held at this record office |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
the Northumberland
Collections Service Electronic Catalogue website - this online catalogue
currently contains over 150,000 entries including ones for parish registers,
electoral registers, school records and tithe awards |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents - contact
record office for charges |
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Own
Photos |
not
permitted |
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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 |
satisfactory
on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting this 'branch' record
office |
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Navigation |
satisfactory
but painfully slow response at times |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
Berwick-on-Tweed Backpackers - Georgian town house - 0.4 miles from the
record office |
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TYNE
& WEAR ARCHIVES |
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managed
jointly for the boroughs of Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, North Tyneside
and South Tyneside |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Tyne
& Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle
upon Tyne, NE1 4JA |
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Telephone
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(0191)
277 2248 |
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E-Mail
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twas@gateshead.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the Visit
Us 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 |
none
provided on the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
How
to Find Tyne & Wear Achives page
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
User
Guides page within the record office's website for an index to an excellent
series of guides to the record office's main holdings |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
Catalogue
page for introduction to the record office's online catalogue |
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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 Service
page for charges |
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Repro
Services |
professional
photographic reproduction service available - see Copying
Service page for details |
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scanning
service also available - see Copying
Service page for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash or tripods not allowed - £5 for a one day licence,
£15 for an annual licence |
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Microform |
self
service microform reader printer available - 50p 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 |
Excellent
set of guides to the record office's main holdings |
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Navigation |
Clearly
laid out and easy to follow |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
YHA
Newcastle - 1.7 miles from the record office |
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Albatross Hostel - 0.6 miles from record office |
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University |
Northumbria
University - bed and breakfast accomodation available during university
vacations - 1.6 miles from the record office |
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WOODHORN
STUDY CENTRE |
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managed
by Northumberland County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Northumberland
Collections Service, Woodhorn, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington,
Northumberland, NE63 9YF |
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Telephone
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(01670)
528080 |
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E-Mail
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collections@woodhorn.org.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
on
your first visit you will need show official proof of your name and address
(driving licene, medical card, etc.) and complete a registration form -
you will then be issued with a lifetime Woodhorn Card - note that this record
office is NOT a member of the CARN readers ticket scheme |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
the Visitor
Information page and the Study
Centre Rules (PDF document) within the record office's website |
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Directions |
see
Location
Map (PDF document) within the record office's website |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based postal research service provided - see Northumberland
Collections Research Service page within the record office's website
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
the Family
History page within the record office's website for a summary of main
holdings together with links to guides (in PDF format) containing more detailed
information |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
the Northumberland
Collections Service Electronic Catalogue website - this online catalogue
currently contains over 150,000 entries including ones for parish registers,
electoral registers, school records and tithe awards |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
staff
only for permitted documents -
40p per A4/A3 copy |
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Photo
Service |
photographic
reproduction service available -
see the record office's Reprographic
Guide (in PDF format) for charges |
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DIY
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - no charge - see Guidelines
For Photography Within The Study Centre (in PDF format) for further
details |
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Microform |
self
service 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 |
comprehensive
on both visiting the record office and its holdings |
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Navigation |
satisfactory
but painfully slow response at times |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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This
page last updated: 28 September 2008 |
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