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Record Office[edit | edit source]

Bristol Record Office[edit | edit source]

Bristol Record Office (now known as Bristol Archives which is part of Bristol Museums)
'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)
Smeaton Road
Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK
Telephone: 0117 922 4224
Email: bro@bristol.gov.uk
Website: Bristol Archives

Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It was the first borough record office in the United Kingdom, since at that time there was only one other local authority record office (Bedfordshire) in existence. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area for current and future generations to consult. It moved from the Council House to newly converted premises in the former B Bond Warehouse in 1992. The office is formally recognised by the Lord Chancellor for holding public records and it acts as a Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.

Main article: Bristol Record Office

Archives[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire Archives[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire Archives
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
Gloucester, Gloucestershire GL1 3DW UK
Telephone: 01452 425 295
Email: archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Website: Archives
Catalogue: Online Catalogue

There are countless hidden gems in Gloucestershire Archives’ collections. These range from beautifully illuminated medieval manuscripts to nuggets of priceless information and funny facts, often concealed in ordinary-looking documents. These treasures are usually uncovered in the Archives’ research room, either by visitors using our collections or by Archives staff that handle them as part of our access arrangements.

Please note that the phone is not staffed on Mondays when the Archives are closed to public access.

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire County Libraries[edit | edit source]

Gloucestershire County Libraries
Website: County Libraries

South Gloucestershire County Libraries
Website: South County Libraries

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to List of museums in Gloucestershire in Wikipedia.

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+=== Bristol Record Office ===
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-'''This article provides information covering areas once in the historic county of Gloucester. The current Gloucestershire County Council area does not have the same geographical boundaries as the historic county.'''
+'''Bristol Record Office''' (now known as Bristol Archives which is part of Bristol Museums)<br>
-*Some northern parts of the county, including '''Long Marston and Welford-on-Avon, were transferred to '''Warwickshire''' in 1931.
+'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)<br>
-*Following the Local Government Act 1972, some southern parts of the county were transferred for administrative purposes to the new county of Avon, which ceased to exist on 1 April 1996. Parts of Gloucestershire were then returned.
+Smeaton Road<br>
-*After 1996, the city of '''Bristol and South Gloucestershire became separate unitary authorities'''.<ref>"Gloucestershire", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref>
+Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK<br>Telephone: 0117 922 4224<br>Email: [mailto:bro@bristol.gov.uk bro@bristol.gov.uk]<br>
-<br>
+Website: [https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Bristol Archives]<br>
-<br>
-<br>
+:Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It was the first borough record office in the United Kingdom, since at that time there was only one other local authority record office (Bedfordshire) in existence. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area for current and future generations to consult. It moved from the Council House to newly converted premises in the former B Bond Warehouse in 1992. The office is formally recognised by the Lord Chancellor for holding public records and it acts as a Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.
-<br>
+{{main|Bristol Record Office}}
-'''Gloucestershire Archives''' is a Gloucestershire County Council service. It also provides archives services for '''South Gloucestershire''' County Council. The geographic are that these two councils cover used to be a single county. Today we call it the '''historic county of Gloucestershire.'''<ref>"Welcome to Gloucestershire Archives @ the Heritage Hub", at Gloucestershire County Council, https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/, accessed 16 February 2023.</ref>
-<br>
+== Archives ==
-<br>
-'''Long Marston''' records are held in the '''Gloucestershire Record Office'''. '''Welford-on-Avon''' records are held in the '''Warwickshire Record Office'''.
+=== Gloucestershire Archives ===
-|<center>'''Current Districts'''</center><br>
-[[File:Gloucester Districts.png|400px]]
-|}
-==Archives==
 '''Gloucestershire Archives'''<br>
 Clarence Row<br>
 Alvin Street<br>
 Gloucester,  Gloucestershire GL1 3DW UK<br>Telephone: 01452 425 295<br> Email: [mailto:archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk archives@gloucestershire.gov.uk]<br>
-*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives Website]
+Website: [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives Archives]<br>Catalogue: [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/online-catalogue/ Online Catalogue]
-*[http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives/online-catalogue/ Online Catalogue]
-*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides Research Guides]
+:There are countless hidden gems in Gloucestershire Archives’ collections.  These range from beautifully illuminated medieval manuscripts to nuggets of priceless information and funny facts, often concealed in ordinary-looking documents.  These treasures are usually uncovered in the Archives’ research room, either by visitors using our collections or by Archives staff that handle them as part of our access arrangements.
-*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/parish Parish Registers Research Guide]
-*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/non-conformist Non-conformist Records Research Guide]
+:Please note that the phone is not staffed on Mondays when the Archives are closed to public access.
-*[https://catalogue.gloucestershire.gov.uk/researchGuides/bishops Bishop's Transcripts Research Guide]
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-'''Bristol Archives''' <br>
-'B' Bond Warehouse (via Create Centre)<br>
-Smeaton Road<br>
-Bristol, Gloucestershire BS1 6XN UK<br><br>Telephone: 0117 922 4224<br>Email: [mailto:bro@bristol.gov.uk bro@bristol.gov.uk]<br>
-*[https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Website]
-*[https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/whats-at/bristol-collections/ Online catalogue]
-::Bristol Record Office was established in 1924. It looks after the official archives of the City of Bristol, besides collecting and preserving many other records relating to the city and surrounding area. The office acts as a '''Diocesan Record Office for Bristol diocese.'''
-::'''Church Records include:'''
-::*Records of the Diocese of Bristol: including wills, Bishop’s transcripts, faculty papers, records of ordination, estate records and tithe maps.
-::*Parish registers and records: these include registers of baptisms, marriages and burials for the Archdeaconry of Bristol, records of the Overseers of the Poor and churchwarden’s accounts.
 == Libraries ==
-*'''Gloucestershire County Libraries:''' [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ Website]
-*'''South Gloucestershire County Libraries:''' [http://www.southglos.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ Website]
+=== Gloucestershire County Libraries ===
+'''Gloucestershire County Libraries'''<br>Website: [http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/ County Libraries]
+'''South Gloucestershire County Libraries'''<br>Website: [http://www.southglos.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/ South County Libraries]
 == Museums ==
-For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Gloucestershire '''List of museums in Gloucestershire''''] in Wikipedia.
-==Civil Registration Offices==
-The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices.
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-Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district.  For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/GLS.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Gloucestershire].
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-*[https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths-and-civil-partnerships/order-certificates/ '''Order certificates Gloucester County''']
-*[http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/ '''Gloucestershire Birth, Marriage, Death Indexes''']
-*[https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/births-marriages-deaths-and-civil-partnerships/registration-offices-contact-details-opening-times/ '''Gloucestershire Registration Offices Location and Contact Information''']
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-*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/community-and-living/births-deaths-and-ceremonies/ '''South Gloucestershire Births, deaths, marriages and ceremonies''']
-:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-birth-death-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate/ '''Order a birth certificate''']
-:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate/ '''Order a marriage certificate''']
-:*[https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/order-a-replacement-death-certificate/ '''Order a death certificate''']
-{{Place|Gloucestershire}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
+For a long list of Gloucestershire museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Gloucestershire List of museums in Gloucestershire] in Wikipedia.
+{{Place|Gloucestershire|Archives and Libraries}}
+{{England Archives and Libraries}}
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+[[Category:Gloucestershire Archives and Libraries]]
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