Guide to Public Records

Public Records are created by Government departments, courts and by those bodies that have been established by those departments. These records are governed by the Public Records Acts of 1958 and 1967. The National Archives has appointed the Cumbria Archive Centres to hold the categories of records below.

• Quarter Sessions
• Petty Sessions
• County Courts
• Coroners
• Board of Trade
• British Steel
• Inland Revenue
• Local Insurance Committees
• Old Age Pensions Sub-Committees
• National Coal Board
• National Dock Labour Board
• National Health Service Executive Council
• Railways
• Shipping
• State Management Scheme
• Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association