Buy a photography pass to be able to take photos of documents in the research room with your own camera and an unlimited number of shots. Phone cameras are permitted but must not be used for calls and must be on silent mode.

Please note: Flash photography is not allowed in the research room. Not all items can be photographed, or some items can only be photographed by our trained staff.

• Day pass - £10
• One year pass (valid from date of purchase) - £45

To buy a photography pass, pay at the reception in the Research Room with cash or a card.

Visit the Archives

You can order photographs of items from our staff for supply on CD or be emailed them. Some of our more fragile items can only be photographed by our staff. This starts at £21.50, including one photo, CD and staff time. Each additional photo costs £2. A CD can hold roughly 160 photos, depending on image size. Staff photography orders are normally completed within ten working days of payment, unless otherwise stated. Completed CDs can be picked up from the Archives reception at the Treasure House or posted for a small fee. The staff camera is a Canon EOS 5DS Digital SLR, with 50 megapixels.

Breakdown of costs:

• Handling charge - £17.50
• Cost per shot - £2
• Cost per CD and copying onto CD - £2

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There is a self-serve printer and photocopier in the research room which can be used for microfiche, microfilm and books on the open shelves. Some items can be brought to the research room to be copied. You can pay an additional fee for our staff to copy items. Some items can only be copied by trained staff.

Some documents are too fragile to be photocopied but may be able to be photographed instead. Most fragile items are marked in the online catalogue under physical description. A member of staff can advise how to obtain copies of particular archive items.

• Self-service A4 microfilm/fiche printer reader - 60p
• Self-service from A3 microfilm/fiche printer reader - 80p
• Self-service A4 and A3 black and white print - 10p
• Self-service printout from public access PC - 10p
• Self-service colour printout from public access PC - 50p
• Print out from transcript or electronic file - 10p

Some fragile documents require special care from our trained staff to be copied. Some documents are too fragile to be photocopied but may be able to be photographed instead. Most fragile items are marked in the online catalogue under physical description. A member of staff can advise how to obtain copies of particular archive items.

Printed Photocopies

• A4 black and white page - 60p
• A3 black and white page - 80p
• A4 colour page - £1.20
• A3 colour page - £1.50
• A4 from microfilm/fiche reader - £1.20
• A3 from microfilm/fiche reader - £1.50

Scan to CD, DVD or email

• Cost per scan - £2
• Cost per CD and copying onto CD - £2
• Handling charge - £3 per 10 scans

Make an order at the desk or by email (see Get Copies by post or email below).

You can order copies of some of our audio and video archives for private research.

Save to CD or DVD

• Cost per audio or video file - £2
• Cost per CD/DVD and copying onto disk - £2
• Handling charge - £3 per 10 audio/video files

Make an order at the desk or by email (see Get Copies by post or email below).

You can get copies from the Register of Deeds. These copies can be certified if you need them for legal reasons. This means that they are stamped and signed as being a true copy.

• Marriage certificate from parish register - £11*
• Baptism certificate from parish register - £30**
• Search and certificate from parish register, baptism - £21**
• Certified transcript from a parish register - £6
• Certification other than parish registers - £6

* Statutory charges governed by the Registrar General

** Statutory charges governed by Ecclesiastical Fees Order

Register of Deeds

• Copy memorial - £26
• Copy certified memorial - £32
• Copy plan - £7.50
• Search fee, per half-hour - £15
• Copy memorial (self-search) - £8

Make an order at the desk or by email (see Get Copies by post or email below).

• Handling charge for orders by post - £3 per production item

Unable to visit and would like a copy? We can arrange the delivery of copies via post or email. Please request a quote via email, including the reference number for the item (found in the catalogue), a description of what you need, your preference for hard copy (posted) or scans (emailed) and the size required (A4 or A3). Once submitted, our staff will see how many copies or photos are required to send the entire document and arrange payment.

Please note: staff copy orders are normally completed within ten working days unless otherwise stated. All copies must obey the copyright law.

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Not sure what copies you need? Find out more about hiring research help.

Making copies of items can be important for researchers to gather evidence, or you can request copies of items if you cannot visit the archives in person. If you want a copy of an archive item to use in a publication, such as a book, please see reproduction in publication costs below. There are many ways in which you can get copies. These can be printed or you can scan an item to save on CD or be emailed.

Any copying must not break copyright law. For items with copyright restrictions, you are allowed one copy to use in your research and will need to fill in an order form with a copyright declaration.