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Records for the city of York are held at the York City Archives - see below for contact details

Records for the area covered by the boroughs of Middlesborough and Redcar & Cleveland are held at the Teesside Archives - see below for contact details

Records for the rest of the North Riding of Yorkshire are held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office which also holds some records relating to that part of the West Riding (the Craven and Harrogate areas) transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974 - see below for contact details

Click here to see the list of county record offices for the whole of Yorkshire
   
   
   
  NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY RECORD OFFICE
  managed by North Yorkshire County Council
   
  CONTACT
  Address North Yorkshire County Record Office, Malpas Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8TB
  Telephone (01609) 777585
  E-Mail archives@northyorks.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see the Archives Opening Times page within the record office's web site
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see the record office's General Information page 
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service section within the record office's General Information page
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Record Office Holdings page within the record office's web site
  Online Catalogue see Welcome to our Online Catalogue page for guidance on accessing the record office's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 50p per A4 copy, £1 per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos not permitted
  Microform self service microfrom reader-printer available - 50p per printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content significantly more informative in redesigned site
  Navigation still a bit confusing but a lot better than it was
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
  Hostels YHA Osmotherly - converted old mill in secluded valley - 8.4 miles from record office
   
   
   
  TEESSIDE ARCHIVES
  managed jointly for the boroughs of Middlesborough, Hartlepool, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-0n-Tees
   
  CONTACT
  Address Teesside Archives, Exchange House, 6 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DB
  Telephone (01642) 248321
  E-Mail teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Times within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access member of CARN readers ticket scheme
  Visiting Guide see Visiting Teesside Archives page within the record office's web site
  Directions see streetmap within the record office's Home Page 
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Postal Searches page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Archive Records, Catalogues and Documents page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - charges per copy: 15p for A4 B&W, 25p for A3 B&W, 50p for A4 colour, 75p for A3 colour
  Repro Services no photographic reproduction service available currently
  Own Photos at discretion of staff - use of flash and tripods also at discretion of staff - no charge
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 50p per printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content Marked improvement on its previous incarnation
  Navigation Satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
   
   
   
  YORK CITY ARCHIVES
  managed by City of York Council
   
  CONTACT
  Address Explore York Learning Centre, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS
  Telephone (01904) 552828
  E-Mail exploreyork@york.gov.uk
   
  ACCESS
  The formally seperate Local History and Archives collections are currently being merged and relocated to the Explore York learning centre - see Using the Archives and Local History Collections page for the latest news on which parts of the collections are available for use
  Opening Hours see Opening Times within the Explore York's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules
  Visiting Guide see Using the Archives and Local History Collections page
  Directions see street map provided by Google
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research and Enquiries within the record office's   Using the Archives and Local History Collections page for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see What's in the Archives and Local History Collections page
  Online Catalogue see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying self service for permitted documents - 10p per A4 copy, 20p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning reproduction service available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos at discretion of staff - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - no charge
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 50p per A4 printout, 70p per A3 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content limited information on both visiting the archives and sources held
  Navigation little to navigate!
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
  Hostels YHA York - Victorian house in spacious grounds - ample car parking - 0.7 miles from the record office
    Micklegate Hostel - grand Georgian mansion - 0.6 miles from the record office
   
 
This page last updated: 25 July 2010