Berkshire Archives and Libraries

Berkshire Record Office
Services Offered:


 * Searchroom &amp; Copying services &amp; Instructions on how to plan a visit
 * Services for those who can’t go to record office &amp; List of publications for sale
 * Family History Sources -

Parish Register Guide online – detailed parish record holdings at record office

Non-parochial Register Guide – detailed record holdings at record office

No online databases


 * Collections -

Summary guide about office’s holdings

Catalogues available throuch Access to Archives

Galleries – online exhibitions of original material

Gateway to other collections &amp; facilities in Southeast

Contact Information :

9 Coley Avenue, Reading RG1 6AF Telephone 0118-901-5132 e-mail: [mailto:arch@reading.gov.uk arch@reading.gov.uk] Web site: www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk

Collections Gateway

 * Access to variety of collections held by museums, archives and libraries
 * Search engine for searching Berkshire and Reading collections

Web site:  www.collectionsgateway.org.uk

Reading Central Library
Contains local studies section

3,000 photographs &amp; illustrations and a library catalogue - all online

Offers research services Web site:  www.readinglibraries.org.uk/aboutus/central.htm

Berkshire Medical Heritage Center
Level 4 Main Entrance Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN Telephone: 0118 987 7298

Web site: http://bmhc.org

Eton College
College Library Windsor SL4 6DB Telephone: 01753 671269 e-mail: [mailto:archivist@etoncollege.org.uk archivist@etoncollege.org.uk]

Web site: http://etoncollege.com

Museum of English Rural Life
University of Reading Redlands Road Reading RG1 5EX Telephone: 0118 378 8660 e-mail: [mailto:merl@reading.ac.uk merl@reading.ac.uk]

Web site: http://merl.org.uk

The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust
Mohawk Way Off Bader Way Woodley Reading RG5 4UE Telephone: 0118 944 8189 e-mail: [mailto:MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com MuseumBerksAv@gmail.com]

Web site: www.museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk

West Berkshire Heritage Service - Newbury
West Berkshire Museum The Wharf Newbury RG14 5AS Telephone: 01635 519532 e-mail: [mailto:jburrell@westberks.gov.uk jburrell@westberks.gov.uk]