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'''Contact | The '''Manchester Archives and Local Studies''' incorporates the '''Greater Manchester County Record Office''' (GMCRO). | ||
The service was established in 1976 by the former Greater Manchester County Council and, since 1983, has been based in a textile warehouse in Marshall Street. | |||
== Contact Information == | |||
'''Greater Manchester County Record Office'''</br> | |||
56 Marshall Street</br> | 56 Marshall Street</br> | ||
New Cross</br> | New Cross</br> | ||
Manchester</br> | Manchester</br> | ||
M4 5FU</br> | |||
England</br> | England</br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' 0161 832 5284</br> | |||
Fax: 0161 839 3808</br> | '''Fax:''' 0161 839 3808</br> | ||
Email: {{Email|archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk}}</br> | '''Email:''' {{Email|archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk}}</br> | ||
Website: {{URL|http://www.manchester.gov.uk/ | '''Website:''' {{URL|http://www.manchester.gov.uk/}} or see [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_history Archives and Local Histories] | ||
[[File:Elliot_House,_Deansgate,_Manchester.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Elliot House - temporary home of the Manchester City Library, until the Central Lirbary reopens in 2013]] | |||
Microfilm/microfiche, computer and local studies collections are available at:</br> | Microfilm/microfiche, computer and local studies collections are available at:</br> | ||
The Manchester Room@City Library, | '''The Manchester Room@City Library''',</br> | ||
Elliot House,</br> | Elliot House,</br> | ||
151 Deansgate (at the junction of Lloyd Street ),</br> | 151 Deansgate (at the junction of Lloyd Street ),</br> | ||
Manchester</br> | Manchester</br> | ||
M3 | M3 3WD</br> | ||
England | |||
'''Telephone:''' 0161 234 1979 | |||
== Collections == | == Collections == | ||
* Books, Newspapers and Periodicals | * Books, Newspapers and Periodicals | ||
* Businesses records, including the Manchester Ship Canal Company, the Rochdale Canal Company and Quarry Bank Mill | |||
* Cemetery, Probate and Coroners Registers | * Cemetery, Probate and Coroners Registers | ||
** [http://www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk/ Manchester Online Burial Records] | |||
* Commonwealth Games Legacy and Archive | * Commonwealth Games Legacy and Archive | ||
* [[England, Manchester Central Library (Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire) Church of England Parish Registers | * [[England, Manchester Central Library (Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire) Church of England Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Church Registers]] for churches within the [[Diocese of Manchester]] | ||
* Court and Prison Records | * Court and Prison Records | ||
* Electoral Registers, Rate Books and Land Tax | * Electoral Registers, Rate Books and Land Tax | ||
* Estate Collections, including Legh of Lyme Hall, the Egerton family (Earls of Wilton) and the Assheton Collection | |||
* Ethnic Minorities | * Ethnic Minorities | ||
* Hospital Records | * Families and Societies | ||
* Hospital Records, including Prestwich Asylum | |||
* Maps, Directories and Phone Books | * Maps, Directories and Phone Books | ||
* Methodist Records | * Methodist Records | ||
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* School Records | * School Records | ||
== Opening hours == | |||
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[[Category:Archives and Libraries | [[Category:Lancashire Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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