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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
GENERAL INFORMATION Leaflet No: 22
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[Note: this and all other PRO General Information leaflets are (c)
Crown Copyright, but may be freely reproduced except for sale or
advertising purposes. Copies should always include this Copyright
notice -- please respect this.] (c) Crown Copyright, February 1992.
----------------------------- start of text --------------------------
DIVISION OF RECORDS BETWEEN KEW AND CHANCERY LANE
RECORDS AT KEW
Admiralty (ADM) Civil Aviation Authority (DR)
Advisory, Conciliation & (CW) Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Arbitration Service
Civil Service Department (BA)
Agriculture, Fisheries & (MAF)
Food, Ministry of Civil Service Pay Research (CSPR)
Unit
Air Ministry (AIR)
Coal Industry Social (BX)
Arts and Libraries, Office of (EP) Welfare Organisation
Arts Council of Great Britain (EL) Colonial Office (CO)
Aviation, Ministry of (AVIA) Consumer Council (AJ)
British Council (BW) Copyright Office (COPY)
British Railways Board (AN) Countryside Commission (COU)
British Transport Docks (BR) Crown Agents for Oversea (CAOG)
Board Governments and
Administrations
British Transport Historical (RAIL)
Records (ZLIB) Customs & Excise, Board of (CUST)
(ZPER)
(ZSPC) Defence, Ministry of (DEFE)
Cabinet Office (CAB) Defunct Temporary Bodies (BS)
Captured Enemy Documents (GFM) Development Commission (D)
Central Midwives Board (DV) Dominions Office and (DO)
Commonwealth Relations
Certification Office for (CL) Office
Trade Unions and
Employers Associations Economic Affairs, Department of (EW)
______________________________________________________________________________
Records are, in general, open to inspection when they are 30 years old. The
appearance of classes of records on this list does not necessarily indicate
that they are open.
______________________________________________________________________________
RECORDS AT KEW - contd
Education & Science, (ED) Health, Ministry of (MH)
Department of
Health Visitors, Council for (DW)
Educational Technology, (EA) the Education and Training of
Council for
Historical Manuscripts (HMC)
Energy, Department of (EG) Commission
Environment, Department (AT) Home Office (HO)
of the except Census Returns
(HO 107)
Environmental Pollution, (CY)
Royal Commission on Housing & Local Government, (HLG)
Ministry of
Exchequer and Audit Department (AO)
Hudson's Bay Company (BH)
Export Credits Guarantee (ECG) Microfilm.
Department
Income Tax, Special (EM)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office(FCO) Commissioners of
Foreign Office (FO) Information, Central Office of (INF)
Forestry Commission (F) Inland Revenue, Board of (IR)
except Estate Duty Registers
Forfeited Estates, (FEC) (IR 26 and IR 27)
Commissioners of
International Organisations (DG)
Friendly Societies, Registry of (FS) records of International
Whaling Commission and
General Nursing Council (DT) Western European Union
General Register Office (RG) Irish Sailors' & Soldiers' (AP)
except Census Returns (RG 9- Land Trust
RG 12), Non-Parochial Registers
and records (RG 4-RG 8) and Iron and Steel Board (BE)
certain other registers and
associated papers (RG 18, 19, Joint Board of Clinical (DY)
27, 30-37, 43) Nursing Studies
Government Actuary's Department(ACT) Judge Advocate General, Office of(ER)
Health and Safety Commission (EF) Labour, Ministry of (LAB)
and Executive Land Registry (LAR)
Health & Social Security, (BN)
Department of Lands Tribunal (LT)
______________________________________________________________________________
RECORDS AT KEW - contd
Law Commission (BC) National Playing Fields (CB)
Association
Local Government Boundary (AX)
Commission for England National Ports Council (DK)
Local Government Boundary (DD) National Savings, Department (NSC)
Commission for Wales for
Location of Offices Bureau (AH) National Service, Ministry of (NATS)
London Gazette (ZJ) Northern Ireland Office (CJ)
Lord Chancellor's Office (LCO) Occupational Pensions Board (DM)
Manpower Services Commission (ET) Ordnance Survey Department (OS)
Meteorological Office (BJ) Overseas Development, (OD)
Ministry of and Overseas
Metropolitan Police Office (MEPO) Development Administration
Monuments, Ancient & (MONW) Parliamentary Boundary (AF)
Historic in Wales and Commission
Monmouthshire, Royal
Commission on Parliamentary Papers (ZHC)
(ZHL)
Monuments, Historic (England), (AE)
Royal Commission on Parole Board (BV)
Munitions, Ministry of (MUN) Pay Board (EH)
Museums and Galleries (EB) Paymaster General's Office (PMG)
Commission
Pensions & National (PIN)
National Academic Awards, (DB) Insurance, Ministry of
Council for
Pensions Appeal Tribunal (BF)
National Assistance Board (AST)
Post Office Users National (DJ)
National Coal Board (COAL) Council
National Debt Office (NDO) Power, Minstry of (POWE)
National Dock Labour Board (BK) Price Commission (CX)
National Incomes Commission (NICO) Prime Minister's Office (PREM)
National Insurance Audit (NIA) Prison Commission (PCOM)
Department
______________________________________________________________________________
* PRO 30/5, 18-19, 21, 23-26, 28, 34, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 53 and 80
are at Chancery Lane
PRO 31/20 is at Kew.
PRO 30/4, 13-15, 58, 62 are no longer held in the Public Record Office.
** Former PRO 28/50-81 reclassified as RGO classes
______________________________________________________________________________
RECORDS AT KEW - contd
Public Building & Works, (WORK) Transport, Ministry of (MT)
Ministry of
Treasury (T)
Public Health Laboratory (DN)
Services Board Tribunals, Council on (BL)
Public Record Office (PRO) United Kingdom Atomic Energy (AB)
all classes except Authority
transcripts (PRO 31) and
certain classes of gifts University Grants Committee (UGC)
and deposits (PRO 30)*
Value Added Tax Tribunals (CV)
Public Trustee Office (PT)
Wallace Collection (AR)
Public Works Loan Board (PWLB)
War Office (WO)
Racial Equality, (CK)
Commission for Welsh Office (BD)
Reconstruction, Ministry of (RECO) The following departments and other
bodies have been allocated letter
Remploy Ltd (BM) codes, but have not yet transferred
any records.
Research Institutes (AY)
Royal Fine Art Commission (BP) Atomic Weapons Research
Royal Greenwich Observatory** (RGO) Establishment (ES)
Royal Mint (MINT)
Economic and Social Research
Schools Council (EJ)
Council (EY)
Scientific & Industrial (DSIR)
Research, Department of Educational Visits and Exchanges,
Sessional Papers, House of (ZHC) Central Bureau of (FB)
Commons, House of Lords (ZHL)
Social Security Commissioners (CT) Gas Supply, Office of (FA)
Stationery Office (STAT)
Science and Engineering
Supply, Ministry of (SUPP)
Research Council (EV)
Tithe Redemption Commission (TITH)
Medical Research Council (FD)
Trade, Board of (BT)
______________________________________________________________________________
* PRO 30/5, 18-19, 21, 23-26, 28, 34, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 53 and 80
are at Chancery Lane
PRO 31/20 is at Kew.
PRO 30/4, 13-15, 58, 62 are no longer held in the Public Record Office.
** Former PRO 28/50-81 reclassified as RGO classes
______________________________________________________________________________
RECORDS AT KEW - contd
National Economic Development General Register Office (RG)
Council and National Economic Census Returns (RG 9-
Development Office (FG) RG 12), Non-Parochial
Registers and records
National Bus Company (FH) (RG 4-RG 8) and certain
other registers and
Commission for the New Towns (FJ) associated papers (RG 18,
19, 27, 30-37, 43) only
Secretary of State for Local
Government and Regional
Planning (FK) Home Office (HO 107)
Census Returns
Adult Literacy Resource Agency 1841 and 1851 only
and Successors (FL)
Inland Revenue, Board of (IR 26)
Estate Duty Registers only (IR 27)
RECORDS AT CHANCERY LANE*
Judicature, Supreme Court of (J)
Admiralty, High Court of (HCA)
Justices Itinerant (JUST)
Alienation Office (A)
King's Bench, Court of (KB)
Assize, Clerks of (ASSI)
King's Bench Prison (PRIS)
Bankruptcy, Court of (B)
Lancaster, Duchy of (DL)
Central Criminal Court (CRIM)
Lancaster, Palatinate of (PL)
Chancery (C)
Land Revenue Record Office LRRO)
Chester, Palatinate of (CHES)
Law Officers' Department LO)
Common Pleas, Court of (CP)
Lord Chamberlain's Department (LC)
Crown Estate Commissioners (CRES)
Lord Steward's Department (LS)
Delegates, Court of (DEL)
Palace Court (PALA)
Durham, Palatinate of (DURH)
Peveril, Court of the (PEV)
Exchequer (E) Honour of
Auditors of Land Revenue (LR)
Prerogative Court of (PROB)
Canterbury
Privy Council, Judicial (PCAP)
Committee of the
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* Some classes to be seen at Chancery Lane are housed at Hayes, Middlesex,
and notice of several working days is required.
** PRO 30/5, 18-19, 21, 23-26, 28, 34, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 53 and 80 are
at Chancery Lane.
PRO 31/20 is at Kew.
PRO 30/4, 13-15, 58, 62 are no longer held in the Public Record Office
______________________________________________________________________________
RECORDS AT CHANCERY LANE* - contd
Privy Council Office (PC) Requests, Court of (REQ)
Privy Purse Office (PP) Signet Office (SO)
Privy Seal Office (PSO) Special Collections (SC)
Public Prosecutions, (DPP) Star Chamber, Court of (STAC)
Director of
State Paper Office (SP)
Public Record Office (PRO)
Transcripts (PRO 31) and Treasury Solicitor (TS)
certain classes of gifts
and deposits (PRO 30)** Wales, Principality of (WALE)
Queen Anne's Bounty (QAB) Wards & Liveries, Court of (WARD)
______________________________________________________________________________
* Some classes to be seen at Chancery Lane are housed at Hayes, Middlesex,
and notice of several working days is required.
** PRO 30/5, 18-19, 21, 23-26, 28, 34, 38, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 53 and 80 are
at Chancery Lane.
PRO 31/20 is at Kew.
PRO 30/4, 13-15, 58, 62 are no longer held in the Public Record Office
______________________________________________________________________________
Public Record Office, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1LR.
Public Record Office, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU.
Tel: +44 (0) 181 876-3444
Opening hours: 9.30am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Closed on public
holidays and for annual Stocktaking (normally the first two full weeks
in October).
Admission is by reader's ticket which will be issued on production of
proof of identity, such as a (UK) driving licence or passport.
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