Birmingham Archives (almost) year long closure from Friday

Bad news for Brummies - from Birmingham Archives and Heritage Service:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: NOVEMBER 2012

CLOSURE OF THE ARCHIVES SEARCHROOM IN PREPARATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF STOCK TO THE NEW LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM

From the week commencing Monday 26th November 2012, the archives search room of Birmingham Archives and Heritage Service will be closed to enable the preparation, packaging and removal of stock to the new Library of Birmingham.

The last day the archives search room will be open will be Friday 23rd November 2012. We will re-open on 3rd September 2013.

We regret the inconvenience this is likely to cause to our users. A new Library of Birmingham website will be launched soon and this will include contact details for the new Library.

For more information visit www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives

(With thanks to Keith Morris)

Chris

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