Reprographic Services at Lichfield Record Office

Our Service Standard

Our standard is to notify you of the completion and cost of your copies/microform prints within 10 working days of the receipt of your order.

Full details of all of our service standards can be found in The Archive Service and You.

Photocopies of wills

On April 1 2007 we changed our charges for providing photocopies of pre-1858 probate records, for orders submitted by post or email. We will make a standard charge of £4 per item (to include postage and packing) whatever the size. This will simplify and speed up the process for our customers, by eliminating the need to supply a detailed estimate.

We only recommend that you send payment by cheque or credit card details with your original order if you are absolutely certain that the wills in question exist and are held here. Otherwise, we will notify you on completion of the order as at present.

Please note that orders submitted in our searchroom for wills consulted there will continue to be charged at the general photocopying rate as at present.

 Order form for photocopies of wills

Photocopies of original documents

Copies of original documents can be supplied at a cost of 50p per sheet plus postage and packing documents subject to the restrictions laid down in  In Safe Keeping (42kb) (this document explains how our Preservation and Conservation Policy effects public use of archives). Documents which cannot be photocopied include:

• case-bound volumes;
• multi-membrane parchment documents;
• maps and other documents exceeding 60cm by 90cm (24" by 36") in size;
• documents which have undergone extensive conservation work;
• fragile documents.

This is usually payable once the copying has been carried out. You will need to sign a copyright declaration on our order form before we can supply you with the copies. The form also lists all of our photocopying regulations.

A research fee of £10.00 per half-hour, or part thereof, will be charged on all orders where it is necessary to search to identify the items or parts to be copied.

 Order form for photocopies of other documents

If you would like to use this service please download and complete the form and return it to Lichfield Record Office by post. Please do not return the form by Email as we require your signature to the Copyright Declaration.

Printouts or digital images from microfilm

These cost 80p per sheet plus postage and packing. We are not able to supply printouts from microfiche.

If you would prefer digital images, either on high quality paper, by email, or on CD, please use the form below.

 Order form for Digital Images from Other Microfilm

If you prefer, you may wish to use our  Photography and Scanning Services (49kb)

Use of Own Camera

Researchers are permitted to use their own cameras in the reading rooms, subject to consultation with the duty archivist concerning the suitability of the documents concerned for photography.

The use of flash photography, photographic lighting and tripods is not permitted in our reading rooms. This is to avoid disruption to the work of other readers and to allow free movement for people using the reading rooms. If you wish to use such photographic equipment, separate arrangements must be made with the reading room staff.

Important notice : Readers are advised that from 1 September 2008, it will be necessary to obtain a photographic permit for the use of your own camera in the Archive Service reading rooms. The Archive Service made a charge for private photography until 2003. However the free use of cameras, in place for the last five years, has had a significant and increasing impact on the income which supports our budget. If this trend continues, there will ultimately be an impact on service provision. Therefore we will be charging a fee for photographic permits from 1 September 2008. This decision follows extensive consultation with the Archive Service's user groups. 

For further information regarding this change please see  Use of Cameras in Reading Rooms (Word document, 35.2kb)

Last Modified: 30/06/2008 15:48:50
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