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Location
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General
Register House (GRH)
2 Princes Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH1 3YY
(central Edinburgh)
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| Related
Repositories or other branches |
Separate
search & reading rooms based 20 mins away:
West Register House (WRH)
Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH2 4DJ
(central Edinburgh)
For advice on which site to visit, contact either
site.
Some documents stored offsite at Thomas Thomason
House (TTH); 2 days to deliver to GRH or WRH.
Census records are available from General Register
Office, next door to GRH (a search fee is payable).
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| Contact
Details |
Tel:
0131 535 1334 (GRH); 0131 535 1413 (WRH)
Fax: 0131 535 1328 (GRH); 0131 535 1411 (WRH)
Email: enquiries@nas.gov.uk
Web: http://www.nas.gov.uk
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| Travel
Links |
GRH
within walking distance from Edinburgh central station
(2 mins); WRH a further 20 mins walk away.
Various bus links available to Princes Street.
Road: not advised, limited parking in central Edinburgh,
none at archive.
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| Opening
Hours |
M-F:
09.00 - 16.45 (last orders 16:20)
No need to book in advance.
GRH closed for stocktaking 1st 2 weeks in November,
WRH closed for stocktaking 3rd week in November
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| Entry
Requirements |
1
proof of ID required (GB bankers card, passport
or GB drivers licence).
Signed declaration to observe rules and regulations.
Ticket valid 3 years.
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| Archive
Layout |
GRH
Ground floor: reception, cloakroom
First floor: search room, document reading room,
microfilm room.
WRH
First floor: search room, reading room.
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| Facilities |
No
café onsite, but plenty of sandwich bars
and restaurants within easy walking distance.
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| Collections |
Repository
for public and legal records of Scotland from 12th
century to present day; 65 km of records; deposited
private papers (very wide collection).
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| References
& Catalogues |
Official
sources: combination of series codes [letter(s)],
series numbers and piece numbers for official sources;
other reference systems for private deposits.
Large array of catalogues available; some central
indexes but orientation can be difficult.
Start with the summary catalogue and indexes, these
lead to specific catalogues.
Some card indexes available, with parts of the collection
searchable via computer terminals.
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| Document
Ordering |
Find
a seat in the reading room.
Slips to be filled in manually and handed to production
desk (with readers ticket); name, date, document
reference and seat number required.
Documents delivered to seat within 30 mins;
Advance orders possible if full document reference
known.
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| Research
Notes |
Useful
series of online information sheets, essential reading
before starting research.
Make sure that you know which archive you will be
researching at (GRH or WRH); also check that no
records are at TTH.
Catalogues can be confusing as there are a vast
array from which to chose; work through the summary
catalogue first, and ask at the desk.
Plenty of accommodation available nearby. |
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