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Visit Southwark archives

Find out where to find us, how to make an appointment and what facilities we have.

Visitor and contact information

How to get here

We are based at the back of John Harvard Library at:

211 Borough High Street

London

SE1 1JA

 

Tube: Borough or London Bridge

Train: London Bridge

Bus routes: 21, 35, 40, 133, 343

Contact us

Email: archives@southwark.gov.uk

Call: 020 7525 0232

Opening hours

  • Mon 10am to 7pm
  • Tue 10am to 5pm
  • Wed closed
  • Thu 10am to 7pm
  • Fri 10am to 5pm
  • Sat 10am to 3pm
  • Sun closed

The searchroom is closed on bank holidays.

Facilities for visitors

The following facilities are available to visitors to Southwark Archives:

  • printing, photocopying and scanning 
  • research spaces 
  • computers for public use, only for accessing family or local history resources 
  • toilets and baby change facilities

Accessibility

At Southwark archives there is:

  • wheelchair access
  • a disabled access toilet
  • Dolphin Supernova software for people with visual impairments