Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
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County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. HP20 1UU
Archives: 01296 382587 archives@buckscc.gov.uk
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Local Studies: 01296 382250 localstudies@buckscc.gov.uk
Typetalk: 18001 01296 382250
We are the County Archives and Local Studies Library for Buckinghamshire. We offer a range of original records, printed and electronic resources to support research in family history, local history and house history in Buckinghamshire.
We aim to acquire and preserve archival and research materials relating to the historic county of Buckinghamshire and promote their use and enjoyment to serve cultural, educational, recreational and administrative needs of present and future generations.
Closure for Stocktaking
Please note we are closed for stocktaking the week beginning 14th December 2009. The Centre will close at 4pm on Saturday 12th December, and reopen at 9am on Tuesday 22nd December. We will be unable to answer telephone calls or written enquiries during this time.
Christmas Opening
Our opening hours over the Christmas period are as follows:
23 December: As normal.
24 December: 9am - 1pm.
25-28 December: Closed.
29-30 December: 9am - 5.30pm.
31 December: 9am - 4pm.
1 January: Closed.
2 January: 9am - 4pm.
The Archives searchroom closes 15 minutes earlier in all cases.
Opening hours
Archives: Tues-Fri 9am-5.15pm; Sat 9am-3.45pm; Sunday and Monday closed
Local Studies: Tues, Wed, Fri 9am-5.15pm; Thurs 9am-8pm; Sat 9am-4pm; Sunday and Monday closed
On Saturdays no documents produced in the Archives search room 12pm-2pm
We recommend telephoning the Centre in advance of any visit to check specific opening hours, as there may be times when emergency closures are required. Access to the Archive Searchroom is by CARN reader's ticket. If you do not already have one, please bring with you some form of official identification showing your name, address and signature, eg. driving licence or passport plus utility bill, and you will be issued with a ticket on arrival
How to find us
The Centre has its own entrance on a slip road to the south side of New County Offices in Walton Street, Aylesbury. Although there is no parking available in the immediate vicinity of County Hall, there are a number of short and long-stay car parks in the centre of the town, within five or ten minutes' walking distance of the Centre. The train and bus stations are approximately five minutes walk away.
Local Studies Library
Local Studies is now the first point of contact when visiting the Centre. It has a comprehensive collection of printed books, pamphlets, newspapers, maps and photographs of Buckinghamshire. You can also access our subscription to Ancestry.com using one of our computers. Many sources are on open access, but staff can always help with all enquiries. Duplicate copies of many titles in the library are available for loan using a Buckinghamshire Library membership card. We advise phoning in advance of any visit to pre-book a reader for microform sources.
Archives
The Archives house the County Council's own collections, commencing in 1678, and a wide variety of documents deposited by local authorities, businesses, charities, schools, churches and families, both famous and little-known. Archives come in all shapes and sizes, from parchment, sewn together to make rolls several metres long, to estate maps measuring up to three metres square. The oldest document dates from around 1200 and the most recent is less than a year old.
Photographs of historic Buckinghamshire
Bringing history alive with over 20,000 images of historic Buckinghamshire.
Visit historic photographs of Buckinghamshire
Over 15,000 images of High Wycombe and the surrounding towns and villages
Visit the Sharing Wycombe's Old Photographs (SWOP) project
For more information call 01296 382587 or email archives@buckscc.gov.uk
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