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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

   
   
   
  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
  E-Mail 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
  E-Mail 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
   
   
   
 
This page last updated: 4 December 2007