Research centre

Research Centre Opening Monday, 22nd July

Our New Research Centre is at New England House.

A map of the location and details on how to access the building are below

New England House
The Society’s Research Centre and Library

3rd Floor, New England House
10 Ridley Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8JW
United Kingdom
Telephone: U.K. (0191) 261 2159
Overseas: +44 191 261 2159

Opening Hours

Monday – Thursday 10.00am to 3.00pm.

The Research Centre will be closed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and all Bank Holidays. Information about Bank Holidays can be found here.

On arrival members and visitors need to use the entry panel to call Reception. Using the large keypad, enter the number 7. Then press the ‘CALL’ button. The CALL button is the left hand button on the second last row. (please note that the previous occupier ‘Moving Forward Newcastle’ is still shown on the board. We have put a temporary Dyno-label on the board, but this may come off.)
	There is step-free access from Ridley Place up to the Research centre on the third floor.
On arrival members and visitors sign in at the Reception Desk. Belongings you do not immediately require can be left in lockers or on coat hangers. Photocopies can be collected or requested at the Reception Desk. The Society’s publications can also be ordered or purchased here.
	The Society in the past has offered refreshments for researchers; due to lack of space this is not longer possible.
Our computers give access to the extensive and ever-growing database of Northumberland and Durham Parish Records, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, and Monumental Inscriptions. There are also local census records. FindmyPast and Ancestry are also available. Many other sources of information are available on-line here as well.
	The Library houses a significant collection of books on the region and local history including for example trade directories and maritime records. There are local Roman Catholic and Non-Conformist records as well as some parish records of neighbouring counties.
Will Indexes and information on War Memorials as well as back-copies of the Society’s Journal may be consulted. We also have a collection of original Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates kindly donated by researchers.
	Our large collection of microfiche is also a source of similar material. In addition we hold the Old Parish Records for Scotland, the International Genealogical Index, various parish records from elsewhere in the country and more besides.
The toilets are adjacent to the lifts. The gents are on the third floor. The ladies are on the fourth floor.
	If the fire alarm sounds please leave the building. DO NOT USE THE LIFT. At the foot of the stairs turn left; then turn right out the building; and regroup by the City Tavern.