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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
Catalogue: LANCAT Catalogue

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Greater Manchester County Record Office
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
56 Marshall Street
New Cross
Manchester, Lancashire M4 5FU UK

Telephone: 0161 832 5284
Fax: 0161 839 3808
Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
Website

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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

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Barrow Archive and Local Studies Centre
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1LL UK
Telephone: 01229 407 377
Email: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Website: Barrow Archive
Catalogue: Cumbria Archive Service Catalogue

Original historical documents relating to the area of Furness (Lancashire North of the Sands) and South West Cumberland, particularly for Barrow, Ulverston and Millom.

The Local Studies Library holds books relating to Barrow and the surrounding counties and an extensive collection of periodicals: Chetham Society, Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Naturalist, Lancashire Parish Register Society, Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Northern History, Fell and Rock Journal, Surtees Society.

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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

Dating from the 13th century, our collections give you the opportunity to discover the rich and fascinating history of Liverpool. Experienced staff will help you explore original documents, photographs, maps and newspapers which record the lives of Liverpudlians across the centuries.

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

Museums

For a long list of Lancashire museums, go to List of museums in Lancashire in Wikipedia.