Archive access points
Local access to copies of key ERO documents.
Besides the Essex Record Office in Chelmsford, there are a number of other places where copies of the records we look after can be accessed. Each archive access point has subscription access to Essex Archives Online, providing access to digital images of parish records, original wills, and electoral registers.
Saffron Walden Library
The Saffron Walden Archive Access Point is staffed during the following hours:
- Tuesdays and Fridays: 9am – 1pm, 2pm – 5pm
- Saturdays: 9am – 1pm
Resources can be used on a self-service basis at other times during library opening hours.
Harlow Museum
The Harlow Archive Access Point is located in study room of Harlow Museum. Harlow Museum is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm. Please contact them in advance to arrange access to the Archive Access Point.
The Forum, Southend-on-Sea
The Southend-on-Sea Archive Access Point is located in the local history section of Southend Library at The Forum. The Forum is open from 8am to 7pm from Monday to Friday, and from 8am to 5pm on Saturday.
Colchester Library
The Local Studies Library is located in the Quiet Zone on the first floor. There is not always a member of staff on duty in the Quiet Zone, so if you know you will need help, or require non-current material, please contact the library before you visit.
Colchester library is closed temporarily for refurbishment, until summer 2025.
