NRS General Register House front door re-opening, and holiday closures

The Edinburgh based National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk) is to re-open its General Register House main front door on Wednesday 13th December 2023, after several years of closure, and has also updated its Visit Us pages, with details on its Christmas and New Year closures:

Visit our Search Rooms in Edinburgh

All public search rooms of the National Records of Scotland will be closed at 1pm on Friday 22 December and reopen at 9am on Wednesday 3 January 2024

The main entrance to General Register House  will reopen on Wednesday 13th December 2023, following the completion of specialist repair work. 

Customers should also be aware that significant works on New Register House began in June 2023. This work will future proof the building, ensuring it can continue to be used for the storage and protection of records into the future.

On site services and access will continue as usual and every effort will be made to minimise disruption.

Visitors to the Historical Search Room and ScotlandsPeople Centre should report to front door at General Register House, via Princes Street. 

Signage is in place to direct customers and visitors. The accessible entrance to General Register House and New Register House are located at the Archivist’s Garden.

For further details and links to relevant help resources, see https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/visit-us

Chris

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