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Parliamentary Archives, London
    Parliamentary Archives
Houses of Parliament
London
SW1A 0PW
England
Collection details
Archives, Law and Order, Social History
Facilities
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Toilets (including one suitable for wheelchair users) and first aid points are in the vicinity of the Search Room. There is a small kitchen area with tea and coffee for sale and a fridge and drinking water available, where users may eat their own food. Refreshment facilities in the Palace of Westminster are not open to the public but there are various sandwich bars, pubs and restaurants nearby.
Contact details
General information (Tel) : 0207 219 3074
General information (Fax) : 020 7219 2570
E-mail : archives@parliament.uk
Parliamentary Archives website : www.parliament.uk/archives
Online catalogue : www.portcullis.parliament.uk
Open
The Search Room is open to members of the public from Monday to Friday (certain Public Holidays excepted) from 9.30 am to 5pm. The Search Room can remain open until 8pm on Tuesdays when the House of Lords is sitting for users who have made an appointment to stay late at least a week in advance.

The office is closed for annual stocktaking in the last two weeks of November.

Documents can normally be produced on request, except between 1pm and 2.15 pm and after 4 pm.
Description
We provide access to the archives of the House of Lords, the House of Commons and to other records relating to Parliament, and are usually open to the public all year round, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.00pm (apart from public holidays). We also provide a records management service for both Houses of Parliament.

Articles
Parliamentary Quilt And 1833 Act Connect Abolition Anniversaries
Pupils' Reflections On Slave Trade Marked By Westminster Ceremony
UNESCO Slavery Remembrance - UK Museums Mark The Bicentenary
Slave Trade Documents From Parliamentary Archives Go Online
Manchester Genealogists Find Relatives On Anti-Slave Trade Petition
19th Century Anti-Slave Trade Petition To Parliament Goes Online
Gunpowder Plot Competition Winners Visit Parliament

Trails
On The Trail Of Guy Fawkes In The UK's Museums And Heritage Sites

Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Facilities
Refreshments