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From: "Barbara Mallyon" <>
Subject: Re: [King] Hampshire Record Office Winchester
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:11:40 +0100
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Hello Rod,

Nice to hear from you and thanks for the information about the HRO.

>One does not get allocated one of the machines, it is a case of
>helping
>oneself to what is vacant and the marking cards are with the machines

Can you still book a microfiche reader before you go to the HRO, or is
it if you can find a free microfiche reader you can use it.
At the end of the room there used to be all of the BMD microfiche, is
that system still the same.
The coffee room used to be upstairs has the space improved, it used to
be quite small.

Kind regards

Barbara Lewis Mallyon
Basingstoke, Hants. UK

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodney Whale" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [King] Hampshire Record Office Winchester


> Hello Everybody,
>
> As requested by Barbara here are a few comments regarding the
> revamped
> H.R.O.
>
> There is now only one staff area instead of two and it is in the
> centre of
> the search room. There are two internet computers and at present not
> quite
> as many fiche/film readers as previously and they are spread more
> widely not
> in a 'large heap'.
>
> One does not get allocated one of the machines, it is a case of
> helping
> oneself to what is vacant and the marking cards are with the
> machines.
>
> To obtain documents from the storage room is still being done by
> writing
> paper slips, not by computer.
>
> The books from the local studies library are now there and are on
> shelves
> around the walls and easy to locate.
>
> The lighting is much better because the tall cabinets and shelves
> that were
> in the centre area have gone and the books that were in locked
> cupboards
> are now in the storage rooms for safety but are, I am told, all on
> the
> computerised catalogue, and can be produced if requested.
>
> Some of the accessions registers have been given new titles, for
> example,
> there are quite a few registers regarding records received from
> local
> solicitors clearly labelled with the firm's name. The danger is
> selecting
> one to try and find a reference to a document regarding a relation
> and then
> getting absorbed with the vast amount of material available in that
> particular register. The result is that it is hard to desist from
> reading
> details because they are so interesting.
>
> If listers look at H.R.O. website they will find there are a few
> alterations
> to it.
>
> My opinion is that research should be easier and I was impressed
> with the
> new set-up. Needless to say I anticipate some people will have a
> different
> opinion.
>
> Regards, Rod.

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