Local access to copies of key ERO documents.
Besides the ERO in Chelmsford, there are a number of other places where microfilm and microfiche copies of certain archives can be accessed.
The Local Studies Library is located in the Quiet Zone on the first floor. There is not always a member of staff on duty in the Quiet Zone, so if you know you will need help, or require non-current material, please contact the library before you visit.
Colchester library is closed temporarily for refurbishment, until summer 2025.
Harlow Museum is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm. Please contact them in advance to arrange access to the Archive Access Point.
The Saffron Walden Archive Access Point is staffed during the following hours:
Resources can be used on a self-service basis at other times during library opening hours.
The Southend-on-Sea Archive Access Point is located in The Forum.