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Order documents in
advance of your visit
To save time, you can order up to three documents ahead of
your visit to us, either by telephone or email, and we will have them ready for
you when you arrive. Please allow at least one working days notice prior to
your visit.
If you are new to The National Archives you will have to
register at reception to get a reader's ticket. You can save time when you
arrive by pre-registering your details either by telephone or via our online
reader registration form. If you do pre-register you will still be asked
to show proof of identity at reception.
Email orders
You can request advanced orders of up to three documents
by using our 
. You can
also request a bulk order of more than three documents via the
.
You must give at least two working days notice for a bulk order. You will not
be able to keep a bulk order for more than two days and can only make one such
order at a time.
Telephone orders
Alternatively, you can call us on 020 8392 5200 and order
documents. Please have the following information ready:
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Your name
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Your reader ticket number (if you have one)
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The date of your visit
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Full document references
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Your daytime telephone number
Whether you use email or the telephone, we cannot
guarantee that everything you order will be available. You may wish to give us
3 alternative references just in case.
Remember, for orders required the following day you must
ring us before 16:00. Some documents are kept at a separate storage facility.
You can order up to five of these offsite documents at a time. The documents
will however take three working days for delivery. If you know the documents
you are ordering are not stored at The National Archives please let us know.
Why visit us?
Order documents in advance of your visit