Staffordshire Record Office
Staffordshire Record Office and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service's 7,000 plus collections of records cover over 1,000 years of history.
Over five miles of shelving house records of the county's history, and enable research into a multitude of subjects, including family history, local and community history, and social and economic history.
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Address
Eastgate Street, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 2LZ
01785 278379
Opening times
Tue-Fri, 10.00am – 4.00pm Sat, 9am – 1pm (3rd Saturday of the month only)
Exclusions and safety measures
Social distancing and hygiene have been put in place for your safety. A limited number of research spaces is available. Visits are by appointment only, with timed arrival slots. Documents must also be requested in advance.
Please email staffordshire.record.office@staffordshire.gov.uk to make an appointment or discuss your research.
Closed on Sunday, Monday, bank holidays, most Saturdays
Refurbishments
We are planning to redevelop the site in 2022-2023 to create the Staffordshire History Centre. This is subject to a successful funding bid. Please check our website for further details.
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