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Shropshire Archives is open in a phased way from 21 April 2021.

How to book

We will be re-opening in a phased way from Wednesday 21st April 2021. You can now book your space.

Booking to consult original documents

You must make an appointment and pre-order anything you want to consult. This includes maps and books form our local studies library (including those on the open shelves).

This is to allow for social distancing in our search room.

You can order up to 6 documents in advance via our website. 

To order via the website:

  • search our online catalogues and help pages at any time using the search bar at the top of each page.
  • If you find something of interest choose ‘view or purchase’ and ‘visit and view’ to add an item to your booking.
  • if you have multiple items you want to see, you may want to add them to a ‘wish list’ before booking a space.
  • Use the notes field for any comments or if you have references for items that aren’t on the online catalogue.

You can book up to a maximum of 6 items through the website. If you want to see more, please contact us and we will advise.  You can put a message in the notes field of the booking form or email us.

If you can’t find what you are looking for, please do email us in advance. We won’t be able to get out extra documents on the day.

District Authority records

All records from district authorities 1835 to 1974 (collections: DA1-DA45) are held in our out-store and collected weekly. Please order anything which has a DA reference at least a week in advance of your visit.

Possible restrictions

Occasionally, access to documents may be restricted if

  • the originals are very fragile
  • if the documents are very large: we have re-arranged our tables for social distancing so can’t produce very large maps.
  • environmental conditions may cause damage: changes in humidity can damage parchment maps and documents
  • cataloguing is incomplete: at this time, we won’t be able to issue unsorted boxes
  • the information is sensitive; data protection may apply to records which identify individuals within the last 100 years.
  • restrictions have been applied by the owner
  • images are available online – this helps preserve the originals

We will do our best to review your order and discuss any potential problems with you in advance.
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