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Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre are currently closed to readers while we move our collections to a new purpose-built Library at Lambeth Palace. We regret that we cannot provide a full enquiry and reprographics service during this period. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience this will cause.


Our catalogues, and selected images from the collections, are available online: www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/searchcollections [1]
Some of our collections are available on microfilm in other institutions: www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/microfilming [2]
For guidance on research (which in some cases may include references to sources available in other institutions), please see: www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/researchguides [3]

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The Murder of Archbishop Becket (MS 6, f.136)

Anglican Clergy Enquiries

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The Library has produced a guide to resources for information on Anglican clergy (below, right), held at the Library and elsewhere.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[6]Please use the subject line: Clergy Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Clergy Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Bishop Arthur Winnington-Ingram (Print XXV-59)

Marriage Records Enquiries

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The Library has produced a guide to resources for information on marriage records (below, right), held at the Library and elsewhere.

The Library's marriage records relate virtually exclusively to marriages conducted by licence issued under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[8]Please use the subject line: Marriage Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Marriage Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Faculty Office Marriage Allegation (FM1-248, f.323)

Wills Enquiries

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The Library holds a small selection of wills, primarily those proved in the Archbishop's peculiar court. The Library's guide to family history resources (below, right) provides more information.

The Library's catalogue of archives and manuscripts, available through ‘Search Collections' left, includes the names of individuals for which the Library holds wills.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[10]Please use the subject line: Wills Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Wills Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Archbishop Thomas Secker (Lambeth Palace Portrait)

Archbishops' Papers Enquiries

Descriptions of the Archbishops' official papers are available on the Library's online catalogue of archives and manuscripts (available through ‘search collections', left). They do not survive in great quantity prior to the mid 19th century, and a thirty year closure rule applies.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org [11]
Please use the subject line: Archbishops' Papers Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Archbishops' Papers Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Archbishop Archibald Tait (Lambeth Palace Portrait)

Printed Books Enquiries

The catalogue of the Library's printed books is available online (available through ‘search collections', left).

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org [12]
Please use the subject line: Printed Books Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Printed Books Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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A catechisme, or Christian Doctrine, necessary for children and ignorant people ((zz)1590.37)

Church History Enquiries

The main Church of England website [13] provides information on its history, structure, dioceses and buildings.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[14]Please use the subject line: Church History Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Church History Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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St.Michael, Beckenham (ICBS 10060)

Local School and Church Enquiries

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The Library and Record Centre have produced guides to the education and property records they hold (below, right). Please note that the archives of individual parishes and schools are usually deposited at the local record office.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[17]Please use the subject line: Local School/Church Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1030
Post: Local School/Church Enquiry, Church of England Record Centre, 15 Galleywall Road, South Bermondsey, London, SE16 3PB.

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St.Nicholas, Tackley (ICBS 06046)

Advance Orders (Lambeth)

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Please give the date when you expect to visit (preferably giving 48 hours notice) and the references of the material which you wish to consult. Please note that some material cannot be ordered in advance, but is fetched on arrival. For further information click on ‘advance orders', right.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[19]Please use the subject line: Advance Order (Lambeth)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Advance Order (Lambeth), Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Archbishop Matthew Parker (Lambeth Palace Portrait)

Advance Orders (CERC)

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CERC [20]

Anyone wishing to consult material at the Record Centre should book a table in the Reading Room. The Reading Room is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10am till 4pm, except public holidays.

Please give the date when you expect to visit (giving two working days' notice) and the references of the material which you wish to consult. For further information click on ‘Using the Church of England Record Centre', right.
 

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[21]Please use the subject line: Advance Order (CERC)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1030

Post: Advance Order (CERC), Church of England Record Centre, 15 Galleywall Road, South Bermondsey, London, SE16 3PB.

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Queen Anne's Bounty Charter

Copying Services (Lambeth)

Information on the services the Library can provide, including forms and charges, is available under ‘services', left.

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[22]Please use the subject line: Copying Services (Lambeth)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Copying Services (Lambeth), Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Library Microfilm Reader Printer

Accounts Queries

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[23]Please use the subject line: Accounts Queries

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1263
Post: Accounts Queries, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Applewoman Outside Lambeth Palace (Print XXVI-09)

Filming Requests

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Requests to film in the Library for broadcasting purposes may be considered. Such filming must relate to material in the Library's collections.


E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[25]Please use the subject line: Filming Request

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1267
Post: Filming Request, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Group Visit Enquiries

Details of how to book guided tours of Lambeth Palace are available on the Archbishop of Canterbury's website [26].

Visits to the Library are sometimes available to organised groups:

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[27]Please use the subject line: Group Visit Enquiry

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Group Visit Enquiry, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Morton's Tower, Lambeth Palace, late 18th century

Conservation Enquiries

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conservation [28]

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org
[29]Please use the subject line: Conservation

Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1288
Post: Conservation Department, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

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Finishing with gold leaf in the Library's Conservation Studio

Records management Enquiries

Contact details [30] for Records Management.

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Contact Lambeth Palace/Church House

Contact details [31] for Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his staff.

Contact details [32] for Church House, and the National Church Institutions.

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Lambeth Palace from the River Thames.jpg

Any Other Enquiry

E-mail: archives@churchofengland.org [33]
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 1400
Post: Enquiries, Lambeth Palace Library, London, SE1 7JU, UK.

 

The National Church Institutions, of which we are a part, have a complaints policy which can be found at

https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/national-church-institutions [34]

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Archbishop Charles Longley (Lambeth Palace Portrait)

Source URL: https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/contact

Links
[1] http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/searchcollections
[2] http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/microfilming
[3] http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/researchguides
[4] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/sites/default/files/Clergy_Guide_0.pdf
[5] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/category/tags/contact
[6] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Clergy Enquiry
[7] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/sites/default/files/Marriage_Records_0.pdf
[8] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Marriage Enquiry
[9] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/sites/default/files/Family_History_0.pdf
[10] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Wills Enquiry
[11] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Archbishops' Papers Enquiry
[12] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Printed Books Enquiry
[13] http://www.churchofengland.org
[14] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Church History Enquiry
[15] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/sites/default/files/Church_Property_0.pdf
[16] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/sites/default/files/Education_0.pdf
[17] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Local School/Church Enquiry
[18] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/category/tags/document
[19] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Advance Order (Lambeth)
[20] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/category/tags/cerc
[21] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Advance Order (CERC)
[22] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Copying Services (Lambeth)
[23] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Accounts Queries
[24] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/category/tags/filming
[25] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Filming Request
[26] http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/visit-lambeth-palace.html
[27] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Group Visit Enquiry
[28] https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/category/tags/conservation
[29] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org?subject=Conservation
[30] http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/content/recordsmanagement
[31] http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/contact.html
[32] http://www.churchofengland.org/contact-us.aspx
[33] mailto:archives@churchofengland.org
[34] https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/national-church-institutions