Tyne & Wear Archives

Tyne & Wear Archives

Discovery Museum 

Blandford Square 

Newcastle 

NE1 4JA

Opening hours

Tuesday to Friday: 10am - 4pm 

Closed at weekends and Mondays and bank holidays

Admission is free

Advance booking is advisable for the use of microfilm readers. You can make a booking by email, phone, letter or while visiting us. If your proposed visit is less than 5 days ahead, please telephone rather than emailing.

Additional Information

Tyne & Wear Archives Service is a member of CARN (the County Archive Research Network). Anyone wishing to use the Archives will require a valid readers' ticket [20kb, PDF]
 

Please bring a pencil for taking notes, as we ask you not to use pens while in the searchroom (even if you are using microfilm, or don't have any original documents on your desk). For security reasons, bags are not allowed in the searchroom, but lockers are provided (free) for secure storage of your belongings. Please read our full searchroom rules [21kb, PDF] for further information.

If you have any special needs please mention them when booking. We have two microfilm readers that provide electronic winding and additional space around them that may be pre-specified if required. We also have a volunteer mentor scheme that can provide extra help, if needed, to access the archives service.