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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.
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>
'''Greater Manchester County Record Office'''</br>
56 Marshall Street</br>
56 Marshall Street</br>
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England</br>
England</br>


Tel: 0161 832 5284</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/libraries/arls/}}
'''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''',</br>
'''The Manchester Room@City Library''',</br>
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England
England


Tel: 0161 234 1979
'''Telephone:''' 0161 234 1979


== Collections ==
== Collections ==
* Businesses, Families and Societies
* 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 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Church 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 ===
== Opening hours ==
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[[Category:Archives and Libraries in Lancashire]]
[[Category:Lancashire Archives and Libraries]]