Lancashire Record Office
Encyclopedia
Lancashire Record Office, 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. France remained County Archivist until the 1970s.
In 1963 B. J. N. Edwards was appointed County Archaeologist. By 1969 the Record Office was attracting 3,500 visitors annually.
Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located in Preston.
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, who won control of the council in the local council elections in June 2009, ending 28 years of...
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
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
, establishing a link between the record office and the university. France remained County Archivist until the 1970s.
In 1963 B. J. N. Edwards was appointed County Archaeologist. By 1969 the Record Office was attracting 3,500 visitors annually.
Today the archives held at the Record Office, dating from the 12th century to the present day, occupy over eight miles of shelving.
External links
- Lancashire Record Office
- LANCAT, the online catalogue to records