Price list

Suffolk Record Office charges will be changing from 1 June 2011.  Please see below for details of new charges

Charges from 1 June 2011 - charges include VAT where appropriate


COPYING CHARGES – please remember that there will be a handling charge or postage charge on top of copying prices
Copying orders are processed in the order they are received. We aim to keep waiting times to a minimum, however at busy times of the year there may be a backlog of 2-3 weeks.  Digital orders may take 2 weeks to process. 
Permit for customers wishing to take their own photographs £5.00 per half day
(9am-1pm or 2-5pm)
£50.00 per month

B&W A4 Photocopies £0.65
B&W A3 Photocopies £0.75
Colour A4 Photocopies £1.10
Colour A3 Photocopies £1.60
Self service printouts from fiche/film A4 £0.60
Self service printouts from microfiche/film A3 £0.70
Staff printouts for public from microfiche/film A4 £1.00
Staff printouts for public from microfiche/film A3 £1.50

Internet/CD ROM printouts Black & White £0.10
Internet/CD ROM printouts COLOUR £1.00

A5 size print* £7.50
A4 size print* £10.00
A3 size print* £12.50
A1 poster

£30.00

Scanned Digital JPEG* £5.00
Scanned Digital TIFF* £20.00
*Discount on orders over £50.00 (excluding outsized) 10%
Digital photograph of outsized items (larger than A1) Cost plus 25%

Garrett dyelines Ipswich only – per item £10.00
Garrett Dyeline Handling Charge – per order £25.00
Handling Charges – see postage section for postage for copies ordered in the searchroom
Handling charge for printed orders including postage and packing for telephone, e-mail, fax, & posted orders £6.00 UK
£6.50 Europe
£7.00 World
Handling charge for each email sent with JPEG images as attachments (max 5 JPEGS per email) £2.50
Handling charge for supplying images on CD including postage and packing £6.00 UK
£6.50 Europe
£7.00 World
Handling charge for bulk/extensive copying orders (for 50 copies or more in one order), including postage and packing, will be charged at the 30 minute research rate.
A research fee will be levied for copying/printout orders; if items aren’t uniquely identified by a reference number, microfiche number etc, if documents require assessment/preparation for copying, or if an estimate is required, this will be charged as set out under Research Service
FICHE/FILM CHARGES
Fiche (per duplicate) £2.50
Microfilm 35mm (per duplicate roll) £30.00
Fiche/Film handling charge (duplicates) £5.00
Fiche from original documents £15.00
Microfilm (35mm) from original documents (100 frames) £75.00
Originals Handling charge £25.00
Court Rolls Handling charge (hourly) £15.00
Digital Copy of Fiche £75.00
Digital Copying of Film available on request
FAX CHARGES First page Addition-al pages Collec-
tion
UK £1.10 £0.55 £1.65
Europe/International £1.75 £1.20 £1.65
GROUP VISITS/COURSES WITH OR BY STAFF
Outside Record Office £65.00
To the Record Office (Daytime) £45.00
To the Record Office (Evening / Weekends) £55.00
Standard talks available on family and property history and the work of the record office. If other talks are required preparation time is charged at the consultancy rate – see Research Service
School Visit/Workshop £30.00
Discovery kit 1 week hire with a workshop booked at the same time £5.00
Discovery Kit 1 week hire (if not assoc with workshop) £10.00
Individual tuition will be charged at the consultancy rate – see Research Service
DRINKS
Customer drinks £0.60
Biscuits

£0.50

POSTAGE CHARGES (we no longer offer 2nd class)
Fiche Postage UK Europe/
International*
1 to 50 duplifiche £2.75 £5.25
51 to 100 duplifiche £5.50 £10.50
*small packet rate. Add £1.50 if mailing tube is to be used
Packs Postage: Per Pack UK Europe Rest Of World
Category 1 - Bury, Ipswich and Lowestoft

£2.50

£6.25

£11.75

Category 2 (see below)

£2.50

£6.00

£11.25

Category 3 (All Other Parishes)

£2.50 

£4.00

£7.25

Data Collection Packs Postage

£2.25

£6.25*

£11.75*

Bowen Map Postage: (cost of tube included)

£2.50

£3.25*

£6.00*

*small packet rate
Category 1 – Aldeburgh, Beccles, Blythburgh, Brandon, Bungay, Clare, Debenham, Dunwich, East Bergholt, Eye, Felixstowe, Framlingham, Glemsford, Hadleigh, Halesworth, Haughley, Haverhill, Ixworth, Lakenheath, Lavenham, Leiston cum Sizewell, Long Melford, Mendlesham, Mildenhall, Needham Market, Newmarket, Orford, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stradbroke, Stowmarket, Sudbury, Wickham Market, Woodbridge
General postage UK Europe Rest Of World
1 - 15 A4 sheets £1.75 £2.25 £4.00
16 - 25 A4 sheets £2.00 £3.25 £5.75
25 - 35 A4 sheets £2.00 £3.75 £7.25
General: cost of packing only - add postage as applicable
Small board-backed or bubble envelope £0.25
Large board-backed or bubble envelope £0.50
Mailing tubes £1.50
CERTIFICATE CHARGES (postage is free for certificates)
Baptism/Burials £15.00
Marriage (pre 1837) £15.00
Marriage (post 1837) £9.25
Certification of other copies £12.00
Certified transcripts £12.00
Motor vehicle £12.00
COUNTY ARCHIVE RESEARCH NETWORK (CARN) TICKETS CHARGES
New user/Expired FREE
Damaged or lost £1.50
STORAGE CHARGES (for records not yet due for
permanent deposit)
Per shelf, per annum
Local Records (from publicly funded bodies eg coroners, magistrates etc) £80.00
External non-profit-making organisations (eg charities) £25.00
Finding items in collections deposited as above at depositor’s request see Research Service
LAMINATING CHARGES
Laminating A4 £1.00
Laminating A3 £2.00
Laminating A2 £4.00
Laminating A1 £6.00
RESEARCH SERVICE: Per Hour (minimum charge ½ hour)
Quick reference enquiries or brief searches in catalogues and indexes – taking less than 5 minutes Free
Search fee (Private) per half hour £18.00
Search fee (Private) per hour. Maximum of 3 hours £30.00
Search fee (Private) per 3hrs. The maximum time undertaken allowed per request is 3 hours. £90.00
Personal Consultation per hour subject to staff availability £30.00
Search fee (Commercial) per hour £40.00
Transcription/translation (Private) per hour subject to staff availability £38.00
Transcription/translation (Commercial) per hour subject to staff availability £55.00
House History Presentation Pack including research and images £60.00
PHOTOGRAPHIC CHARGES
Private self-service photography (½ hr) (pre-booked room required for lighting or flash) £15.00
Private self-service video filming (½ hr) (pre-booked room required for lighting or flash) £18.00
Permit for commercial photography or filming location shots & general filming (per hr) minimum charge 1 hour £100.00
Permit for commercial photography or filming location shots & general filming per half day (3.5hrs) £300.00
Permit for commercial photography or filming location shots & general filming per 7hr day £600.00
Commercial photography or filming per document (including checking/obtaining the document owner’s permission for the photography or filming, NB this doesn’t cover copyright checks) £25.00
Photographic service see Standard Copying Charges
Colour Transparencies 35mm slides 2¼" 5x4"
Minimum charge (up to 3 slides) £30.00 £30.00 N/A
Each £10.00 £10.00 £35.00
WORKSHOPS, TALKS & LECTURES (per person)
Family History Workshop £10.00
Property History Workshop £10.00
Day Lecture (inc. tea/coffee and biscuits) £5.50
Evening Lecture (inc. supper) £7.50
Individual tuition will be charged at the consultancy rate; please see Research Service
SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE PUBLICATIONS
Data Collection Pack: Family History £5.00
Data Collection Pack: Property History £5.00
Paleography pack £12.00
Garrett CDs £10.00
Bowen Map £2.50
Map Pack 1 (Diocesan, Hundred, Civil Registration, Poor Law, Districts) £2.50
Map Pack 2 (Nonconformist maps & modern county map) £2.50
Image Pack: Flowers (Cullum Images) £5.00
Image Pack: Fruits (Cullum Images) £5.00
Image Pack: Prints of Ipswich £5.00
Image Pack: Trery prints of Lowestoft 1852 £5.00
Image Pack: Prints of Suffolk Country Houses £5.00
Parish Packs: Ipswich, Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds £8.00
Parish Packs: Market Towns* £7.00
Parish Packs: All Others £5.00
*Aldeburgh, Beccles, Blythburgh, Brandon, Bungay, Clare, Debenham, Dunwich, East Bergholt, Eye, Felixstowe, Framlingham, Glemsford, Hadleigh, Halesworth, Haughley, Haverhill, Ixworth, Lakenheath, Lavenham, Leiston cum Sizewell, Long Melford, Mendlesham, Mildenhall, Needham Market, Newmarket, Orford, Saxmundham, Southwold, Stradbroke, Stowmarket, Sudbury, Wickham Market, Woodbridge
ROOM HIRE (VAT does not apply)
Ipswich Profit Making Organisations ½ day £74.00
Bury Profit Making Organisations ½ day £70.40
Ipswich Non Profit Organisations ½ day £37.00
Bury Non Profit Organisations ½ day £35.20
Ipswich Non-Attendance with less than 48 hours notice £74.00
Ipswich Non-Attendance with less than 1 weeks notice £37.00
Bury Non-Attendance with less than 48 hours notice £70.40
Bury Record Non-Attendance with less than 1 weeks notice £35.20