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Records for the area administered by the present day East Sussex County Council are held at the East Sussex Records Office - see below for contact details In general, records for the area administered by the present day West Sussex County Council are held at the West Sussex Records Office - this record office however holds church records for all the Diocese of Chichester which extends to both parts of Sussex - see below for contact details |
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| EAST SUSSEX RECORD OFFICE | ||||
| managed by East Sussex County Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | The East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YT | |||
| Telephone | (01273) 482349 | |||
| archives@eastsussexcc.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Hours within the Visiting East Sussex Record Office page on the record office's web site | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Visiting East Sussex Record Office page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see street map provided by Multimap | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see East Sussex Record Office Research Service page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see List of Our Collections page within the record office's website for an introduction to the record office's holdings with a link to a 149 page PDF document containing a comprehensive list of holdings | |||
| Online Catalogue | see National Archives Access to Archives web site | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents - charges vary | |||
| Repro Services | photographic reproduction service available - contact record office for details | |||
| Own Photos | not permitted | |||
| Microform | self service microform reader printer available - 40p per printout (A4 or A3) | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | comprehensive on both visiting the record office and its holdings | |||
| Navigation | clearly laid out and easy to follow | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
| Hostels | St Christophers Hostel - sea front hostel - 8.7 miles from the record office | |||
| WEST SUSSEX RECORD OFFICE | ||||
| managed by West Sussex County Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | West Sussex Record Office, County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1RN | |||
| Telephone | (01243) 753600 | |||
| records.office@westsussex.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Hours within the Using the Record Office page on the record office's web site | |||
| Entry Access | member of CARN readers ticket scheme | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Using the Record Office page within the record office's web site | |||
| Directions | see Where to Find Us page within the record office's web site | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see Family History page within the record office's web site for index to guides on its main holdings of interest to genealogists | |||
| Online Catalogue | see National Archives Access to Archives web site | |||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents - 50p per A4/A3 copy | |||
| Repro Services | digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - see Scanned Documents Order Form for digital scanning charges - contact record office for other details | |||
| Own Photos | by appointment only - use of flash not allowed - use of tripod permitted - £10 per day plus 50p per photo | |||
| Microform | microform reader-printer available | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | comprehensive on visiting the record office and its holdings | |||
| Navigation | clearly laid out and easy to follow | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
| University | University of Chichester - accomodation available from June to first week of September - 0.9 miles from the record office | |||
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page last updated: 4 December 2007 |
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