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Most
records for Somerset (including the original parish registers for Bath)
are held at the Somerset Record Office in Taunton - see
below for details
Certain records for the
City of Bath (such as court records, workhouse records, school records,
property deeds, poor rate books) are held at the Bath Record Office together
with microfiche copies of parish registers - see below
for details |
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SOMERSET
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by Somerset County Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Somerset
Record Office, Obridge Road, Taunton, TA2 7PU |
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Telephone
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Enquiries:
(01823) 278805 |
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Appointments:
(01823) 337600 |
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E-Mail
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archives@somerset.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
the Opening Hours
page within 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
Before
You Visit page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
How
to Find Us 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
Guides
to Research & Holdings page within the record office's website for
an index to a comprehensive set of guides to the record office's main holdings |
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Online
Catalogue |
over 300,000 catalogue entries which can be free text searched in the online
catalogue shared with Bath Record Office |
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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 |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash and tripod at discretion of staff - appointment booking required
- no charge |
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Microform |
self
service microform reader-printer available - 40p per A4/A3 printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive
set of guides to the record office's main holdnigs |
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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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BATH
RECORD OFFICE |
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managed
by the Bath & North East Somerset Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Bath
& North East Somerset Record Office, Guildhall, High Street, Bath, BA1
5AW |
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Telephone
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(01225)
477421 |
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E-Mail
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archives@bathnes.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
the Opening
Hours page within the record office's web site |
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Entry
Access |
required
to sign in |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Planning
Your Visit page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
How
to Find Us page
within the record office's web site |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Personal
Research Service page
within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Family
History page within the record office's website |
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Online
Catalogue |
over
300,000 catalogue entries which can be free text searched in the online
catalogue shared with Somerset Record Office |
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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 - 10p
per A4 copy, 20p per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
professional
photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for
details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash and tripod allowed - seperate room available - no charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available - 25p per printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
reasonable
level of information on visiting the record office and 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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Hostels |
YHA Bath - Italianate mansion in its own gardens - 1.8 miles from the record
office |
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Bath Backpackers - 0.2 miles from the record office |
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St Christophers Inn - 1.6 miles from the record office |
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University |
University
of Bath - accomodation available during university vacations at Polden
Court (1.9 miles from the record office) and Solsbury and Marlborough Court
(2.2 miles from the record office) |
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This
page last updated: 11 July 2008 |
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