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Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office
    Libraries and Heritage Headquarters
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8BS
Wiltshire
England
Collection details
Archives, Social History
Facilities
Parking: yes Wheelchair access: yes
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Contact details
General Enquiries (Tel) : (01225) 713709
General Enquiries (Fax) : (01225)713515
General Enquiries : wsro@wiltshire.gov.uk
Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office : www.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/html/wsro.html
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Project : www.wiltshire.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/heritage/history-centre-project.htm
Open
Mon - Friday: 09.15 to 17.00
Wednesday evening to 19.45

Documents are not produced from the strong rooms between 12.20 and 13.30, and after 16.30 (19.15 on Wednesday evening).

The brand new facility in Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, near to the town railway station, will not only include a state of the art facility for the county’s and borough’s records but also the five other key heritage services; the local studies library, the archaeology service, Wiltshire buildings record, museum service and the conservation service.

The facility is due to open in October 2007.
Closed
Bank Holidays and usually for a fortnight in late January.
Description
The Record Office exists to preserve the written records of local people and organisation and to help people make use of them.
Collections description
It holds documents dating from all periods between the twelfth century and the present day.


Articles
Story Of 1930s Intelligence Trip To Russia Uncovered In Wiltshire
Paul Simon's Plea For Work Unearthed At Wiltshire Record Office
Journals Given To Record Office Tell Tales Of Pirates And Adventure
Plans For Wardour Castle Are Centrepiece Of Family Archive
Archivists Uncover History Of Fire-Fighting In Wiltshire
Memoir By Working Man's Samuel Pepys Discovered In Wiltshire

Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Facilities
Refreshments