Part of John Speed's map of Soemerset, 1610

What we don't hold

The following sources are not available in the Bath Record Office

	Held by:
Original newspapers for Bath and area but we offer free access to the online British Newspaper Archive	Bath Reference Library
Original parish records for Bath and area but we do hold copies of parish registers on microfiche	Somerset Archives and Local Studies
Quarter Sessions records for Somerset	Somerset Archives and Local Studies
Records of various types for areas outside Bath, historically part of the county of Somerset	Somerset Archives and Local Studies

Please contact us for more information, or to enquire whether we hold particular records relevant to your research

Please note that Bath Record Office will be closed from Friday 14 April - Monday 5 June 2017 inclusive. This is to carry out redecoration and prepare the office for incorporating the Local Studies Reference Collection from Bath Central Library. Read more.
We will be answering email and telephone enquiries, but there will be no access to the public research rooms during the period of redecoration. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause, but look forward to welcoming you back to the improved Archives & Local Studies services with all of the area’s local history resources under one roof on Tuesday 6 June.