Record Office

Derbyshire Record Office provides the archive service for Derbyshire, Derby City and Diocese of Derby.

Holiday closing
Derbyshire Record Office will be closed from 4.45pm on Wednesday 24 December until 9.30am on Tuesday 30 December and from 4.45pm on Wednesday 31 December 2008 until 9.30am on Friday 2 January 2009.

Advance booking is strongly advised if you wish to visit the Record Office on 30 or 31 December 2008 or 2 January 2009.

Tel.01629 585347

Saturday opening
In addition to our regular weekday opening hours (9.30-4.45pm), we open one Saturday morning per month from 9am to 12.30pm.

You can consult original documents, use microform machines and PCs in the Search Room or browse our finding aids to the four miles of archives relating to Derbyshire in our collections.

Next Saturday dates in 2009 are:

January 17
February 21
March 14
April 25
May 16
June 20

Archives 2008
Archives 2008 is our summary guide to new archives in the Record Office This research aid will be issued in January 2009.

It notes covering dates and type of record - official series, parish or town council records, diocesan and ecclesiastical parish records, family, estate and personal papers, nonconformist records, school archives, business records, maps, archives of charities, societies and voluntary groups.

Copies of Archives 2008 will be available free of charge on these webpages and for reference in the Record Office Search Room. If you require a hard copy, there will be a small charge.

Introductions to the Record Office Search Room

Do you want to find out more about how to use the services and facilities of the Record Office and, in particular, the Search Room?

Then come to our introductory sessions. These last thirty minutes; there is no need to book in advance and you will be given an information pack.

Even if you only want to find out how to access sources some time in the future, you will be welcome.

Forthcoming dates are:

Wednesday 28 January 9am to 9.30am
Tuesday 24 February 9am to 9.30am
Thursday 26 March 9am to 9.30am
Tuesday 21 April 9am to 9.30am
Wednesday 20 May 9am to 9.30am
Thursday 25 June 9am to 9.30am

Some history…
Derbyshire Record Office is located in New St., in Matlock in an attractive complex of stone buildings, formerly a Victorian hydro and a Grammar School.

We are legally appointed to hold and make available to the public archives of all types. These include church, business, family, school and hospital records. These records are of Derbyshire origin. They date from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Contact us:

Derbyshire Record Office
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3AG

Tel: 01629 585347 (Record Office Search Room)
Fax: 01629 57611

email us at: record.office@derbyshire.gov.uk