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Records for the Bradford district are held at the Bradford office of the West Yorkshire Archive Service - see below for contact details

Records for the Calderdale district are held at the Calderdale office of the West Yorkshire Archive Service - see below for contact details

Records for the Kirkless district are held at the Kirklees office of the West Yorkshire Archive Service - see below for contact details

Records for the city of Leeds and surrounding area are held at the Leeds office of the West Yorkshire Archive Service - see below for contact details

Records for the Wakefield district are held at the Wakefield office of the West Yorkshire Archive Service - see below for contact details

Click here to see the list of county record offices for the whole of Yorkshire

   
   
   
  BRADFORD ARCHIVES
  managed by West Yorkshire Archive Service
   
  Due to West Yorkshire Archive Service's website selfishly "grabbing" the active window for SOME OF ITS PAGES and not letting you return to this site, all links to it from this site to it open in a new separate window
   
  CONTACT
  Address West Yorkshire Archive Service Bradford, Bradford Central Library, Prince's Way, Bradford, BD1 1NN
  Telephone (01274) 435099
  E-Mail bradford@wyjs.org.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules 
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Records at Bradford Archives page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Search page within the record office's website for introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 55p per A4 copy, 80p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - £18.50 per day
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 45p per A4 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content adequate on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting the record office
  Navigation satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
   
   
   
  CALDERDALE ARCHIVES
  managed by West Yorkshire Archive Service
   
  Due to West Yorkshire Archive Service's website selfishly "grabbing" the active window for SOME OF ITS PAGES and not letting you return to this site, all links to it from this site to it open in a new separate window
   
  CONTACT
  Address West Yorkshire Archive Service Calderdale, Central Library, Northgate House, Northgate, Halifax, HX1 1UN
  Telephone (01422) 392636
  E-Mail calderdale@wyjs.org.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules 
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Records at Calderdale District Archives page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Search page within the record office's website for introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 55p per A4 copy, 80p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - £18.50 per day
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 45p per A4 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content adequate on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting the record office
  Navigation satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
   
   
   
  KIRKLEES ARCHIVES
  managed by West Yorkshire Archive Service
   
  Due to West Yorkshire Archive Service's website selfishly "grabbing" the active window for SOME OF ITS PAGES and not letting you return to this site, all links to it from this site to it open in a new separate window
   
  CONTACT
  Address West Yorkshire Archive Service Kirklees, Central Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2SU
  Telephone (01484) 221966
  E-Mail kirklees@wyjs.org.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules 
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Records at Kirklees Archives page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Search page within the record office's website for introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 55p per A4 copy, 80p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - £18.50 per day
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 45p per A4 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content adequate on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting the record office
  Navigation satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
   
   
   
  LEEDS ARCHIVES
  managed by West Yorkshire Archive Service
   
  Due to West Yorkshire Archive Service's website selfishly "grabbing" the active window for SOME OF ITS PAGES and not letting you return to this site, all links to it from this site to it open in a new separate window
   
  CONTACT
  Address West Yorkshire Archive Service Leeds, 2 Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds, LS7 3AP
  Telephone (0113) 214 5814
  E-Mail leeds@wyjs.org.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules 
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Records at Leeds Archives page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Search page within the record office's website for introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 55p per A4 copy, 80p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - £18.50 per day
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 45p per A4 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content adequate on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting the record office
  Navigation satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
  University University of Leeds - accomodation available mid July to mid September - 2.1 miles from the record office
   
   
   
  WAKEFIELD ARCHIVES
  headquarters of West Yorkshire Archive Service
   
  Due to West Yorkshire Archive Service's website selfishly "grabbing" the active window for SOME OF ITS PAGES and not letting you return to this site, all links to it from this site to it open in a new separate window
   
  CONTACT
  Address Wakefield Headquarters, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road, Wakefield
WF1 2DE
  Telephone (01924) 305980
  E-Mail wakefield@wyjs.org.uk
   
  ACCESS
  Opening Hours see Opening Hours within the record office's Home Page
  Entry Access sign in to acknowledge acceptance of searchroom rules 
  Visiting Guide none provided within the record office's web site
  Directions see street map provided by Multimap
  Postal Research fee based research service provided - see Research Service page within the record office's web site for details
   
  SOURCES HELD
  Summary see Records at Wakefield Archives page within the record office's website
  Online Catalogue see Search page within the record office's website for introduction to the West Yorkshire Archive Service's online catalogue
    see National Archives Access to Archives  web site 
   
  COPYING DOCUMENTS
  Photocopying staff only for permitted documents - 55p per A4 copy, 80p per A3 copy
  Repro Services digital scanning and photographic reproduction services available - contact record office for details
  Own Photos permitted - use of flash not allowed - tripods permitted - £18.50 per day
  Microform microform reader-printer available - 45p per A4 printout
   
  WEB SITE
  Access Home Page
  Content adequate on the record office's holdings, less so on visiting the record office
  Navigation satisfactory
   
  NEARBY ACCOMMODATION
  Hotels see list of nearby hotels
   
   
   
 
This page last updated: 29 February 2008