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Derbyshire Record Office

Address:
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire

DE4 3AG

Opening Times:
Derbyshire Record office is open 9.30am to 4.45pm Monday to Friday. In addition we are open one Saturday morning each month from 9am to 12.30pm. Next Saturday dates in 2009 are: June 20, July 18, August 22.


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Description:
Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for Derbyshire, Derby City and Diocese of Derby. We hold, and make available to the public, archives of all types including church, business, family, school and hospital records which date from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Contact Details:
Tel: 01629 585347
Fax: 01629 57611
email: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk

Learning Programmes:
Collections which can support specific learning activities include:
- Prisoner Records Database
- Before the Welfare State, Poor Law Removal Orders
- Derbyshire wills for the period 1858-1928


Specialisms:
Our collections include:
- Official records of Derbyshire County Council and its predecessors.
- Records of Derby and Derbyshire Quarter Sessions.
- Archives of many other Derbyshire public bodies including hospitals, courts, local councils and the Derby probate registry.
- Archives of the Diocese of Derby and of over 400 Anglican parishes in the county.
- Archives from Derbyshire schools, industries, businesses, societies, charities, estates, families and voluntary groups.
- The George Woodward collection.