How to ask for permission to publish images or documents from the archives
If you want to publish or re-use any of the documents in Southwark Archives, you’ll need to follow our guidelines.
If you make copies or photos in the searchroom, they must be for your own research only.
Publishing them is a breach of copyright law.
‘Publishing’ usually means:
Many of the documents in our collections are not in Southwark Council’s copyright.
If you want to publish material from our collections, contact us by email or by post.
You’re responsible for tracing and getting permission to publish from third-party copyright holders. You may also need to pay a reproduction fee.
You can contact us in writing by:
emailing archives@southwark.gov.uk
writing to Southwark Archives, 211 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JA