Visiting Hackney Archives

The Hackney Archives search room is open for research and consultation of records during the following hours -

• Tuesdays: 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 8pm
• Wednesdays, Thursdays: 9.30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.30pm
• Fridays: 9.30am to 1pm

You do not need to make an appointment, although we recommend that you contact us before your visit to check that we have the sources relevant to your research.

Before visiting please download and read the searchroom guidelines from the box on the right-hand of this page. You will need to bring a pencil with you, as pens are not permitted in the searchroom. We also ask visitors to leave all bags and coats in a locker during their visit.

The searchroom has microfilm and microfiche readers for consulting old newspapers and some documents which have been filmed to preserve the originals. In addition to this, there are a number of computer terminals for consulting our online catalogue as well as the photograph database.

Where are we?

Hackney Archives (formerly Rose Lipman Library)
43 De Beauvoir Road
N1 5SQ

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How to get here from -

Hackney and Clapton:
Buses 38 and 56 - get off at Balls Pond Road (junction of Culford Road), 242 - get off at Kingsland Road (junction of Downham Road)

Stamford Hill and Stoke Newington:
67, 149, 243 - get off at Kingsland Road (junction of Downham Road)

London Overground: Dalston Kingsland, then 15 minutes walk, or buses 67, 149 or 243 - get off at Kingsland Road (junction of Downham Road)

By car: Metered parking is available in Downham Road.

Copying services

Copies of items in the collection can be made in accordance with the department’s advertised policy. All copies are made at the discretion of staff on duty. For further information and prices for copying services, please see the copying services leaflet and Archives price list 2007-08 in the downloads box on the right-hand of this page.

You may use your own camera in the searchroom. This carries a daily charge of £5, for which you can make as many copies as you like, subject to completion of a copyright declaration.

Use of lap top computers

Customers can bring their own laptops and there is limited access to power sockets in the searchroom.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair access
• Lift
• Disabled parking
• Adapted toilet
• Guide/assistance dogs allowed
• Low vision resources (magnifiers)
• Accessible computers (magnifying software)

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Page updated: 7 Aug 2008