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The Essex Record Office currently operates a branch in Southend, serving both Southend itself and the neighbouring districts of Rochford and Castle Point. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has now decided to change its approach to the delivery of archive services in Southend. As a result, the Southend Branch Record Office will be replaced with an Access Point as from 31 March 2005. The original records now held at Southend, and all future deposits of records, will be held instead at the Essex Record Office in Wharf Road, Chelmsford CM2 6YT. Southend-on-Sea Borough Council will provide an Access Point in Southend Central Library, where copy material currently held in the branch office will continue to be available, and where more will be added. Records currently held at Southend will be moved to Chelmsford in the week beginning 4 April, and during the transfer period will be unavailable for research. Users intending to visit around this time should consult the staff at Chelmsford (tel. 01245 244640, email [log in to unmask]). An A4 poster to this effect is available as a pdf file. I emailed this yesterday to our neighbouring archives, but if anyone else would like one please let me know. Chris Lambert Essex Record Office Wharf Road Chelmsford CM2 6YT www.essexcc.gov.uk email [log in to unmask] tel. 01245 244605 fax 01245 244655