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Cumbria Historic Environment Record

Host Local Authority:
County of Cumbria, excluding the Lake District National Park 

Other Local Authority areas covered by HER: 

Westmorland and Furness Council and Cumberland Council

Contact information for key staff:

NameJob Title TelephoneEmail
Mark Brennand Lead Officer Historic Environment & Commons mark.brennand@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk


Access to HER information:
Access to Online Database: Cumbria HER Online
Information on HER Services: Information on HER Services

Location:
Historic Environment Service
South Lakeland House
Lowther Street
Kendal
Cumbria

LA9 4DQ

Office National Grid Reference: SD 5154 9263

Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm


Visitor Facilities:
Visitor PC with access to digital HER; viewing of aerial photographs and secondary files upon request; small library of national and local material.

Range of information available:

Records of archaeological sites and monuments, finds and historic buildings, developer-funded interventions and research reports, an extensive AP collection for the entire county, and a complete collection of the primary county journal, Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, from 1900 onwards.
The HER is open by prior appointment only.  Consultation is free, but charges are made for Officer time for commercial searches.  Pay and display parking is available.

Information last updated 23 Oct 2024



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