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County Hall is the main section, and the most useful for roads archives. The History Centre is geared towards family and general history items. | County Hall is the main section, and the most useful for roads archives. The History Centre is geared towards family and general history items. | ||
County Hall operates via [[CARN | County Hall operates via the [[CARN ticket]] system, and it is recommended by them that any documents required are pre-ordered. There is an partial online catalogue for Highways and Bridges, and staff are very friendly with regard to email queries. | ||
Some less requested documents are stored off-site by Gloucestershire County Council, and at least two weeks notice is needed to request these items. | Some less requested documents are stored off-site by Gloucestershire County Council, and at least two weeks notice is needed to request these items. | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 29 December 2008
Worcestershire Record Office holds all archives for the county of Worcestershire.
| Authority | Worcestershire County Council |
| Location | Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP. See map |
| Website | [1] |
| Membership/ID | CARN ticket |
| Photocopy policy | Not known |
| Camera policy | Permissive, form to be completed. 20p per image cost, although an "honesty box" system is used. |
What is held here
Items created by or regarding the County of Worcestershire.
How to use it
The Record Office itself is in three sections: County Hall, the Worcestershire Library and History Centre (in Worcester City Centre) and the Corporate side.
County Hall is the main section, and the most useful for roads archives. The History Centre is geared towards family and general history items.
County Hall operates via the CARN ticket system, and it is recommended by them that any documents required are pre-ordered. There is an partial online catalogue for Highways and Bridges, and staff are very friendly with regard to email queries.
Some less requested documents are stored off-site by Gloucestershire County Council, and at least two weeks notice is needed to request these items.
Items found here
- Records regarding M42, M5 and M50 through the county.
- Large scale map showing partial route of Strensham - Solihull Motorway
- Some items related to Northern and Western Motorway
- Redditch New Town items
