Services we provide at Wirral Archives

Wirral Archives offers a range of services:

• Public search room where original records can be consulted during opening hours
• Research advice for both new and experienced visitors
• Computer access - please ask staff for further details
• Microfilm and microfiche readers
• Copying service: photocopies, laser copies and photography options are available - please ask staff for details of charges
• Research: please see Enquiries Policy for further details
• Group Visits can be catered for: for more information, contact the Archivist using the details on the right hand side of this page
• School visits welcomed, with hands-on activities available
• Research Service for those who cannot visit in person

Reprographics – Scale of Charges

Prices will be reviewed annually. All prices include VAT; Postage and packaging extra.

Photocopies:

• 50p per A4 copy
• 70p per A3 copy
• £2 minimum for any photocopying to be posted
• Microfilm / microfiche copier – 50p per A4 copy
• Printouts taken from searchroom computers - 10p per A4 copy

Laser Copies:

Black & White, matt or glossy

• A5 £2.00
• A4 £2.50
• A3 £3.00

Colour, matt or glossy

• A5 £3.50
• A4 £4.50
• A3 £5.50

Maps and ships’ plans (outsize)

Starting prices for plans

Black & White

• Up to A0 £5.00
• Up to 10 feet £15.00
• Over 10 feet £20.00

Digital Cameras

Digital cameras may be used if the item to be photographed is out of copyright. We recommend that you use a digital camera if you would like copies from our newspapers, owing to their fragile condition.

It is possible to plug in laptops and digital cameras in the Search Room – they just need to be used with one of our circuit breakers (i.e. RCDs, or Residual Current Devices). Please ask at the desk for one.