If you cannot visit in person
Find out how you can access the archives remotely
If you're unable to visit Southwark Archives, you can try these options.
Our postal copying service
We can copy and send materials to you for a fee. You’ll need to give us specific details of information you want, like:
- exact date
- address
- any other relevant information, for example event type for parish registers
- content of a newspaper story
This is not a research service, so we will not search the records for a specific name. The fee is payable in advance and is non-refundable, even if we cannot find the information requested.
Our research service
If you would like us to do research, we charge a fee of £28 per half-hour.
Contact us to discuss what information we can provide:
Email archives@southwark.gov.uk.
Call 020 7525 0232
Hire a researcher
For help in finding an independent local researcher, visit the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives website.
Use online resources
Find out how to research your family history online.