Worcestershire Record Office
The Worcestershire Record Office (WRO) is part
of the Heritage Services Division of the Adult and Community
Services Directorate of Worcestershire County Council. In 2012 it
will move to form part of the new Worcester Library and History
Centre.
Weekly Closure Consultation - Important
Notice
In 2009, the County Hall branch of
Worcestershire Record Office submitted a proposal to close Monday
to Friday for one week per calendar month from February 2010, in
order to prepare for the move to the new Worcester Library and
History Centre in 2012.
Following on from extensive consultation with
our users, we can now confirm that this closure will take
place during the first complete week (Monday to Friday
inclusive) of each calendar month. The first of these
closures will took place from the week beginning
Monday 1st February 2010.
For more information and an update on progress
during closure weeks, please look at the Closure Week Information page.
For more information concerning these changes
to our opening hours you can go to the 'Opening Hours' page in the 'Visiting Us' section of our website.
Photographic permits
These permits were introduced on 2nd
January 2010, following consultation with
Record Office users in our public search rooms and via
this website. The cost of these permits is as follows:
1 day permit
£4.00 / 5 day permit £15.00 /
Annual permit £30.00
The permits will be available from both branches and can be used
in both branches. For further information please check our
Charges section.
County Hall
Branch
For all enquiries about the use of original documents
Worcestershire History Centre
For all enquiries about how to start your research
Corporate Information Management
Unit
The records management function for the Council
Visiting Us
Who, What, Where and When
Using Our Services
For more information about our key services
What's
On
For more information about news and events
Projects
Find out what exciting projects we are undertaking
Online Exhibitions
Collections of images from the archives
Record Office Policies and
Information
For information about our policies and prices
