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=== Berkshire Record Office  ===
=== Berkshire Record Office  ===


Services Offered: 
9 Coley Avenue<br>Reading<br>Berkshire<br>RG1 6AF<br>Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132<br>Email: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/ContactUs/<br>Website: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk<br>Catalogue: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-archives/<br>


*Searchroom &amp; Copying services &amp; Instructions on how to plan a visit
=== Collections Gateway <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1310139840168_204" /> ===
*Services for those who can’t go to record office &amp; List of publications for sale
*Family History&nbsp;Sources -
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parish Register Guide online – detailed parish record holdings at record office&nbsp;
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Non-parochial Register Guide – detailed record holdings at record office&nbsp;
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No online databases
 
*Collections -
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Summary guide about office’s holdings
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Catalogues available throuch Access to Archives
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Galleries – online exhibitions of original material
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gateway to other collections &amp; facilities in Southeast
 
<u>Contact Information</u>:
 
9 Coley Avenue, Reading<br>RG1 6AF<br>Telephone 0118-901-5132<br>e-mail: [mailto:arch@reading.gov.uk arch@reading.gov.uk] <br>Web site:&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk <br>]
 
=== Collections Gateway  ===


*Access to variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries  
*Access to variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries  
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=== West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury  ===
=== West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury  ===


West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury<br>RG14 5AS<br>Telephone: 01635 519532<br>e-mail: [mailto:jburrell@westberks.gov.uk jburrell@westberks.gov.uk]
West Berkshire Museum<br>The Wharf<br>Newbury<br>RG14 5AS<br>Telephone: 01635 519532<br>e-mail: [mailto:jburrell@westberks.gov.uk jburrell@westberks.gov.uk]  


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Revision as of 09:44, 8 July 2011

Berkshire Record Office[edit | edit source]

9 Coley Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 6AF
Telephone: +44 (0) 118 937 5132
Email: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/ContactUs/
Website: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk
Catalogue: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/search-archives/

Collections Gateway [edit | edit source]

  • Access to variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries
  • Search engine for searching Berkshire and Reading collections

Web site:   www.collectionsgateway.org.uk

Reading Central Library[edit | edit source]

Contains local studies section

3,000 photographs & illustrations and a library catalogue - all online

Offers research services
Web site:   www.readinglibraries.org.uk/aboutus/central.htm

Berkshire Medical Heritage Center[edit | edit source]

Level 4
Main Entrance
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Telephone: 0118 987 7298

Web site:  http://bmhc.org  

Eton College[edit | edit source]

College Library
Windsor
SL4 6DB
Telephone: 01753 671269
e-mail: archivist@etoncollege.org.uk

Web site:  http://etoncollege.com

Museum of English Rural Life[edit | edit source]

University of Reading
Redlands Road
Reading
RG1 5EX
Telephone: 0118 378 8660
e-mail: merl@reading.ac.uk

Web site:  http://merl.org.uk 

The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust[edit | edit source]

Mohawk Way
Off Bader Way
Woodley
Reading
RG5 4UE
Telephone: 0118 944 8189
e-mail: MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com

Web site:  www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk  

West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury[edit | edit source]

West Berkshire Museum
The Wharf
Newbury
RG14 5AS
Telephone: 01635 519532
e-mail: jburrell@westberks.gov.uk