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| WILTSHIRE & SWINDON ARCHIVES | ||||
| funded by Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council | ||||
| CONTACT | ||||
| Address | Wiltshire and Swindon Archives, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, SN15 3QN | |||
| Telephone | (01249) 705500 | |||
| archives@wiltshire.gov.uk | ||||
| ACCESS | ||||
| Opening Hours | see Opening Hours in the record office's home page | |||
| Entry Access | Identification with name and address required (CARN ticket, driving licence,recent bank statement, etc) | |||
| Visiting Guide | see Archive Facilities page within the record office's website | |||
| Directions | see street map provided by Multimap | |||
| Postal Research | fee based research service provided on trial basis - contact record office for details | |||
| SOURCES HELD | ||||
| Summary | see About the Records page within the record office's website for summary of holdings | |||
| Online Catalogue | see the Wiltshire & Swindon Heritage Services Catalogues which provides access to the archives catalogues and a detailed catalogue of wills from 1540 to 1858 that are held in the Wiltshire and Swindon Archives - for about 25% of the wills this online catalogue also contains digital images of probate records | |||
| see National Archives Access to Archives web site | ||||
| COPYING DOCUMENTS | ||||
| Photocopying | staff only for permitted documents - 40p per A4 page, 45p per A3 page - telephoned requests for copies of documents incur a minimum charge of £5 | |||
| Repro Services | only provided as part of the fee based research service - contact record office for details | |||
| Own Photos | permitted - use of flash not allowed but use of tripods is - £5 charge per day or £50 per year | |||
| Microform | self service microform reader printer available - 50p per A4 printout, 75p per A3 printout | |||
| WEB SITE | ||||
| Access | Home Page | |||
| Content | excellent set of guides to the record office's main holdings | |||
| Navigation | clearly laid out and easy to follow | |||
| NEARBY ACCOMMODATION | ||||
| Hotels | see list of nearby hotels | |||
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