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customer.service@shropshire.gov.uk

Telephone

0345 678 9000

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Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND

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Shropshire Archives

Description:

Shropshire Archives holds the main collection of published and original records of the history of Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.

If you are interested in Shropshire for family or local history, academic research, school projects, site investigation, the history of your house or other buildings, Shropshire Archives can help you.

You will need a Shropshire Archives reader's ticket to consult original documents, photographs, electoral registers etc, please make an appointment in order to guarantee your space.  To find out more please follow the link to the website.

You can also make use of free online resources to help you in your research.  These include Ancestry, Find My Past and British Newspaper Archive.  Follow the related link for more information.

For full details of what is available, follow the link to visit the Shropshire Archives website.

Venue Details

Address:
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
Postcode:
SY1 2AQ
View SY1 2AQ on a map | Get directions to SY1 2AQ
Telephone:
0345 678 9096
Email:
archives@shropshire.gov.uk

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Website
Shropshire Archives website

Additional Information

Notes:

Opening hours
Monday:  closed
Tuesday:  closed
Wednesday:  10am to 4pm
Thursday:  10am to 4pm
Friday:  10am to 4pm
Saturday (first in the month):  10am to 4pm (advance orders only)
Sunday:  closed
NB: please check their website for up-to-date information.


Page last reviewed:
05/07/2023
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