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Greater Manchester County Record Office

Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives)
56 Marshall Street
New Cross
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK
Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Fax: 0161 839 3808
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Local Histories

Lancashire Record Office

Lancashire Record Office (now known as the Lancashire Archives)
Lancashire County Council
PO Box 78 County Hall
Fishergate
Preston, Lancashire PR1 8XJ UK
Telephone: 0300 123 6701
Email: enquiries@lancashire.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Record Office
Catalogue: LANCAT Catalogue

Merseyside Record Office

Merseyside Record Office is presently closed for renovation. See temporary address and contact information below their regular address.
4th Floor
Cunard Building
Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1EG UK
Telephone: 0151 236 8038
Email:
Website:

Temporary contact information:
33 Wellington Employment Park
South Dunes Way (off Sandhills Lane)
Liverpool, Lancashire L5 9ZS UK
Telephone: 0151 0233 05817
Email: archives@liverpool.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Family History

Archives

Cumbria Archive Centers

Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Lancashire LA14 1LL UK
Telephone: 01229 407377
Email: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Barrow Archive
Catalogue: Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

Carlisle Archive and Local Studies Centre
Lady Gillford's House
Petteril Bank Rd
Carlisle, Cumbria, Lancashire CA1 3AJ UK
Telephone: 01228 227284
Email:carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Carlisle Archive

Kendal Archive and Local Studies Centre
Kendal County Offices
Kendal, Cumbria, Lancashire LA9 4RQ UK
Telephone: 01539 713539
Email:kendal.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Kendal Archive

Whitehaven Archive and Local Studies Centre
Scotch St.
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Lancashire CA28 7NL UK
Telephone: 01946 506420
Email:whitehaven.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Whitehaven Archive

Liverpool Libraries and Archives

Liverpool Libraries and Archives
3rd Floor Central Library
William Brown Street
Liverpool, Lancashire L3 8EW UK
Telephone: 0151 233 3069
Email: archives@liverpool.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Family History

Manchester Archives and Local Studies

Manchester Archives and Local Studies
56 Marshall Street
New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU UK
Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website: Archives and Local History
Catalogue: Archives Catalogue

Main article: Manchester Archives and Local Studies

Libraries

Manchester Central Library

Manchester Central Library - Archive Service (Manchester Archives) temporarily at Greater Manchester County Record Office during remodeling.
Local Studies Unit
St. Peter's Square
Manchester, Lancashire M2 5PD UK
Telephone: 0161 234 1979
Email: libraries@manchester.gov.uk
Website: Central Library

John Rylands University Library of Manchester

John Rylands University Library of Manchester
150 Deansgate
Manchester, Lancashire M3 3EH UK
Telephone: 0161 275 3764
Email: uml.special-collections@manchester.ac.uk
Website: Rylands Library

Local archives and libraries may have information and resources for specific areas that are not found in the major repositories. See a list of local libraries Lancashire Libraries and their contact information.