Cornwall Record Office: Difference between revisions

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Cornwall Record Office (CRO) was established by Cornwall County Council in 1951. The holdings of the office range in date from the mid-12th century right up to the 21st century. The record office in Truro was closed in September 2018. It is in the process of being moved to the new Cornwall Archives Center (Kresen Kernow) located in the old Redruth Brewery. It is scheduled to open in 2019.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall

Cornwall Record Office
Old County Hall
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Tel: 01872 323 127
Fax: 01872 322 292
Email: CRO@cornwall.gov.uk
Website: www.cornwall.gov.uk/cro
Catalogue: CROcat

Collections[edit | edit source]

Deeds
Leases
Manorial records
Parish Registers - Diocese of Truro
Correspondence and diaries
Maps and plans
Council records
Photographs

Opening hours[edit | edit source]

Day	Time
Tuesday to Friday	9:00am-4:30pm
Some Saturdays	10:00am-1:00pm
Sunday, Monday and Bank Holidays	Closed

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-'''Cornwall Record Office''' (CRO) was established by Cornwall County Council in 1951. The holdings of the office range in date from the mid-12th century right up to the 21st century.  The record office in Truro was closed in September 2018.  It has moved to the new Cornwall Archives Center (Kresen Kernow) located in the old Redruth Brewery.  It opened in September 2019 and can now be visited without the need to book ahead.
+'''Cornwall Record Office''' (CRO) was established by Cornwall County Council in 1951. The holdings of the office range in date from the mid-12th century right up to the 21st century.  The record office in Truro was closed in September 2018.  It is in the process of being moved to the new Cornwall Archives Center (Kresen Kernow) located in the old Redruth Brewery.  It is scheduled to open in 2019.
-==Contact Information.==
+== Contact Information ==
 [[File:Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall]]
-'''Cornwall Record Office'''<br>'''Kresen Kernow'''
+'''Cornwall Record Office'''</br>
+Old County Hall</br>
+Truro</br>
+TR1 3AY</br>
+England
-Little Vauxhall
-Redruth
+'''Tel:''' 01872 323 127</br>
+'''Fax:''' 01872 322 292</br>
-Cornwall
+'''Email:''' {{Email|CRO@cornwall.gov.uk}}</br>
+'''Website:''' {{URL|http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/cro}}</br>
-TR15 1AS
-'''Tel:''' 01872 323 127<br>
-'''Fax:''' 01872 322 292<br>
-'''Email:''' {{Email|CRO@cornwall.gov.uk}}<br>
-'''Website:''' {{URL|http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/cro}}<br>
 '''Catalogue''': {{URL|1=http://crocat.cornwall.gov.uk/dserve/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl|2=CROcat}}
-===Collections===
+=== Collections ===
+* Deeds
-*Deeds
+* Leases
-*Leases
+* Manorial records
-*Manorial records
+* [[England Cornwall Church of England Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Parish Registers]] - [[Diocese of Truro]]
-*[[England Cornwall Church of England Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Parish Registers]] - [[Diocese of Truro]]
+* Correspondence and diaries
-*Correspondence and diaries
+* Maps and plans
-*Maps and plans
+* Council records
-*Council records
+* Photographs
-*Photographs
-===Opening hours are now 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday===
+=== Opening hours ===
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