Visiting the Archive Service

The search room is on the basement floor of the Gamble Building in St Helens town centre and continues to be accessible while renovations take place on the building.

Visiting the Archive Search Room is by appointment only. 

Appointments are currently available during the following times (appointments outside these hours can sometimes be made by prior arrangement).

To book an appointment, please contact us with a list of items you would like to access and their reference numbers; which can be obtained from the online catalogue. If you need support searching the catalogue or can't find what you're looking for then please let us know.

Please be aware that we may limit the number of items that are issued to visitors at any one time. Please speak to a member of staff if you think your research will take over 2 hours. 

If you cannot attend your appointment, please let a member of staff know by contacting archives@sthelens.gov.uk, or call 01744 671748.