Cumbria Archives
Preserving and providing the historical records of Cumbria

Fees and Charges with effect from 1 April 2025

Enquiry service placed by post / e-mail / telephone

30 minutes free research time for one enquiry for each customer at one Cumbria Archive Centre.  Any copying for standard orders will be completed by digital images only and are subject to the following charges:
 

1 - 10 copies £16.00 (minimum charge)
11 - 50 copies£32
51 - 100 copies£64
Any subsequent work above 100 copies, will be charged at the rates above (101-110, 111-150, 151-200 copies etc).£64 per hour pro rata
  
Digitisation Service 
High resolution images suitable for publication or exhibition. Most large format and fragile items can only be copied using this service. Please submit an enquiry to receive a quote.
At the rates above, £64.00 per hour (pro rata)
  
Talks to groups (cost per session/talk) 
At the Archive Centres£32
At venues outside the Archive Centres£64
  
Publication, Exhibition and Commercial Re-use fees 
Local history publications with print runs of under 1000 copies£25 per image
Commercial publications including magazines£100 per image
Television broadcasts: UK Rights pre transmission and DVD/Streaming video £100 per image
Television broadcasts: World rights pre transmission£150 per image
Staff time to supervise filming per hour during office hours and out of office hours£32 (office hours), £64 (outside office hours)
Local exhibitions£25 per image
Commercial exhibitions£50 per image
Related website£25 per image
Commercial website£50 per image