Access |
Refreshments |
Lockers and coat racks
Telephones and computers |
Opening hours |
Closures
How to get here
London Metropolitan Archives address is:
40 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 0HB
Use the TfL journey planner
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Circle / Metropolitan / Hammersmith & City Line to
Farringdon
Northern Line to
Angel |
| Rail |
King's Cross / St Pancras (about 1km / 0.7 miles walk)
Farringdon Station (about 700 metres / 0.5 miles walk) |
| Bus |
Routes 19, 38 and 341 to Rosebery Avenue (alight at Tysoe Street
or Mount Pleasant)
Routes 63 and 259 to Farringdon Road (alight at Bowling Green
Lane)
Routes 55, 505 and 243 to Clerkenwell Road (alight at Clerkenwell
Green) |
Walking
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LMA is situated within easy walking distance of many other
archives and historical institutions - a family history walking map
is available below:
Camden and Islington Family History
Map (113 kb)
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Bicycle
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A cycle path runs down Northampton Road. There are cycle racks
at LMA – ask at reception for access. |
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Car |
LMA lies within London’s congestion Charge Zone. There are no
parking spaces at LMA except for blue / orange badge holders. There
is metered parking on in Northampton Road and surrounding streets,
and an NCP car park is located on Bowling Green Lane (see map
below) For more detailed maps and transport information visit the
Transport for
London website. |
Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.30am - 4.45pm
Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm
Saturday opening:
LMA will be open on the following Saturdays from 9.30am -
4.45pm
| June 28 |
September 13 |
November 22 |
| July 12 |
September 27 |
December 13 |
| July 26 |
October 11 |
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| August 9 |
October 25 |
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2009
| January 10 |
May 9 |
September 12 |
| January 24 |
June 13 |
September 26 |
| February 14 |
June 27 |
October 10 |
| February 28 |
July 11 |
October 24 |
| March 14 |
July 25 |
November 28 |
| March 28 |
August 8 |
December 12 |
| April 25 |
August 22
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Shop opening hours
The shop is located at the welcome point on the first floor. It
opens at 9.30 am and closes at 4.45 pm on every day including late
opening days and Saturdays.
Closures
LMA is closed on all bank holidays as well as the dates shown
below:
| 24 December 2008 at 3.00pm |
2 January 2009 at 9.30am |
Christmas and New Year closure |
| 30 October 2009 at 4.45pm |
16 November 2009 at 9.30am |
Annual Stocktaking |
Access for people with a
disability
Click here to find out about our facilities for disabled
people. We strongly recommend that disabled users contact us in
advance of visiting (particularly for a first visit).
Refreshments
The visitor lounge has hot and cold drinks vending machines, and
you can bring your own food to eat there. There are numerous cafés,
pubs and sandwich bars in the area.
Lockers and coat racks
We ask that all bags are left in lockers in the visitor lounge,
for safety and security in the research areas. There are also
secure coat racks in this area.
Telephones and
computers
Mobile phones must not be used on the information floor - please
use the visitor lounge or welcome point. There is a public
pay-phone in the visitor lounge. You are welcome to bring personal
computers - we have a limited number of power points available. We
currently have 48 computers with catalogues, collections
information and internet access available to the public.
London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R
OHB.
Tel 020 7332 3820
Fax 020 7833 9136
Email
ask.lma@cityoflondon.gov.uk