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Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=4528&pageid=30540&e=e Lancashire Record Office: About Us]</ref> |
Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.<ref>[http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/?siteid=4528&pageid=30540&e=e Lancashire Record Office: About Us]</ref> |
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==Origins== |
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It was in 1808 that the Lancashire Justices first took an interest in the records, ordering the Clerk of the Peace to 'arrange the Public Records in his office in such a manner as to him shall appear to be the most proper, for their preservation and utility'. In 1879, the Justices obtained an Act of Parliament allowing them to build offices for 'County business'. This included a room for keeping the county records. Sessions House was built in 1903 with rooms for documents in it, yet still the Lancashire Archives was not yet fully established.<ref>Article written by R. Sharpe France, 1952, Lancashire Record Office, LCC 968</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:30, 1 June 2015
Lancashire Archives, established in 1940, is the County Record Office for Lancashire, England. It is located in Preston.
Lancashire County Council appointed Reginald Sharpe France as the first County Archivist; from 1947 he also taught on the Diploma in Archive Administration at the University of Liverpool, establishing a link between the record office and the university.[1] France remained County Archivist until the 1970s.
In 1963 B. J. N. Edwards was appointed County Archaeologist.[2] By 1969 the Record Office was attracting 3,500 visitors annually.[3]
Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.[4]
Origins
It was in 1808 that the Lancashire Justices first took an interest in the records, ordering the Clerk of the Peace to 'arrange the Public Records in his office in such a manner as to him shall appear to be the most proper, for their preservation and utility'. In 1879, the Justices obtained an Act of Parliament allowing them to build offices for 'County business'. This included a room for keeping the county records. Sessions House was built in 1903 with rooms for documents in it, yet still the Lancashire Archives was not yet fully established.[5]
References
- ^ Elizabeth Shepherd, Archives and archivists in 20th century England, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2009, pp. 97, 110. The University awarded France an honorary degree in 1950. Honorary Graduates of the University, accessed 28 December 2010
- ^ 'A new dimension in the study of Lancashire's past', The Guardian, 30 December 1964
- ^ The Guardian, 28 June 1969.
- ^ Lancashire Record Office: About Us
- ^ Article written by R. Sharpe France, 1952, Lancashire Record Office, LCC 968
External links
- Lancashire Record Office
- LANCAT, the online catalogue to records
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