***Important Notice for Visitors***
The Kirkby Centre will be closed from 5:00pm on Thursday 12 November 2026 for essential heating works. This means that the Archive will be closed to visitors until we reopen in January 2027. We’ll continue to offer an enquiry service by email, phone and social media and Ancestry will still be available free of charge in Huyton, Halewood, Prescot and Stockbridge Village Libraries. We’ll keep you updated here and on our socials, and look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year.
***Bookings are currently unavailable – please contact us if you would like to book for when we reopen ***
You should make your booking at least 24 hours in advance and you should pre-order the items that you want to view at the time of booking. You can search both the online catalogue Knowsley Archives Catalogue and the analogue or paper catalogue for the required item references.
The paper catalogue is available as a series of searchable PDFs: KA2-KA38 ; KA39-KA69; KA70-KA99; KA100-KA139; KA140-KA199; KA200-KA239; KA240-current
There is guidance on using the catalogue here: Using the Analogue catalogue
Bookings can be made by telephone on 0151 443 4291, via our social media platforms or email the Team on infoheritage@knowsley.gov.uk
You can find a map of the location and parking options here: 
On arrival, you will see that we have made hand sanitiser available for use: please feel free to use the sanitiser provided, as certain types of sanitisers can cause damage to archive materials. You may also feel more comfortable wearing a face covering or mask. For more information, please see our Visitor Guidance document: Visitor Guidance updated Apr 22
If you are interested in booking a school or group visit to the Archive, please get in touch by telephone on 0151 443 4291 or by email infoheritage@knowsley.gov.uk
We look forward to seeing you!