Archives and Local Studies Fees and Charges

Enquiries and Research Service

Cost

Staff time for carrying out research service enquiries (Document retrieval, research and transcription or scanning)

Minimum Charge
30 Minutes - £17.00

Additional staff time for carrying out research (Document retrieval, research and transcription or scanning)  £8.50 per 15 minutes

Staff time for electoral register search and providing a letter confirming addresses, if required (Customer must be present for registers under 10 years old)

Minimum charge 

30 Minutes 
£17.00

Photocopying per page (Add on staff time and postage costs if applicable)

Cost

A4 black and white

£0.75

A3 black and white

£1.20

A4 colour

£2.30

A3 colour

£3.40

Digital image

Cost

Supply of single digital image to be sent via email as a JPEG

£2.10

Photograph by customer

Cost

Digital photograph using own camera (Conditions apply)

£1.10

Permit to take a larger quantity of photographs on a single day (Conditions apply)

£12.70

Advanced permit, as above but with photographer bringing in own additional equipment e.g. tripod (Conditions apply and pre-booking essential)

£35.00

Reproduction fee per image (Uses by educational or non-profit making institution or person)

Cost

Single use in one book, e-book, journal, film, website, exhibition, display or CD-Rom

£14.80

Unlimited use in one book, e-book, journal, film, website, exhibition, display or CD-Rom

£31.80

Reproduction fee per image (Uses by a commercial or profit-making institution or person)

Cost

Single use in one book, e-book, journal, film, website, exhibition, display or CD-Rom

£40.30

Unlimited use in one book, e-book, journal, film, website, exhibition, display or CD-Rom

£61.50

UK Standard packing and postage charges (based on Royal Mail)

Cost

Large letter (A4 sheets) up to 250g, max thickness 2.5cm, 2nd Class

£1.90

Large letter (A4 sheets) up to 500g, max thickness 2.5cm, 2nd Class

£2.20

Large letter (A4 sheets) up to 750g, max thickness 2.5cm, 2nd Class

£3.10

Europe Standard packing and postage charges (based on Royal Mail)

Cost

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 100g, max thickness 2.5cm

£3.40

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 250g, max thickness 2.5cm

£4.80

Parcels

Cost on request

International Standard - World Zone 1 packing and postage charges (based on Royal Mail)

Cost

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 100g, max thickness 2.5cm

£4.80

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 250g, max thickness 2.5cm

£6.30

Parcels

Cost on request

International Standard - World Zone 2 packing and postage charges (based on Royal Mail)

Cost

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 100g, max thickness 2.5cm

£4.80

Large Letter (A4 sheets) up to 250g, max thickness 2.5cm

£7.30

Parcels

Cost on request