Restricted service at Carlisle Record Office

Work continues apace with the building of the new Carlisle Archives allowing staff to build up to the Big Move.  Although, once complete, a period of time will pass whilst the conditions for storing archives at Petteril Bank normalise, staff will soon have to start packing up the archive collections and ultimately moving them to their new home.  It will be later in year before we can welcome regular visitors and new customers to the exciting new premises in Carlisle.

To allow for this packing and removal work at some point in Spring 2010 the Carlisle Record Office will close entirely.  We would like visitors to arrange their visits to the Castle as soon as possible and start to check with staff in advance of any future visits to Carlisle Record Office to see when the closure will be (we are trying to tie this closure date in as closely as we can to the handover of the building so as to minimise the inevitable disruption to the public).

We apologise in advance for the disruption to your visits and ask you to regularly watch our dedicated update page for news of services at Carlisle.

Historical Research Service - the perfect present and a new personal service

Our team of historical researchers have added another feature to their service. Customers can now book appointments for one-to-one assistance from a member of our knowledgeable and experienced team, whether this be to get personal guidance through a family or house history, or with some other historical or palaeographical query. If you'd like to book a session, please ask at any of our Record Offices. 

Remember you can also buy Gift Vouchers for research from the Historical Research Service. It could be the perfect present for someone with a Cumbrian heritage. More information is available at http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives/research/vouchers.asp or in any of our Record Offices.