Research Services

Members of the Curatorial Team are available to assist with providing access to the wealth of information contained within the John Price Memorial Library. We can assist with simple enquiries via post and email. For more in depth research enquiries we would recommend making an appointment to visit the Library’s Reading Room.

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The Reading Room

The Reading Room is based on the ground floor of the Library building, and can be used by anyone wishing to undertake their own research using material from the collections. To help better facilitate your visit, we would recommend looking at our online catalogue to identify any resources you would like to have prepared ready for use during your visit.

Opening Times

The Reading Room is open for research visits by prior appointment only, available Monday to Friday 9.30am-4.30pm, subject to staff availability. Please get in touch and we will try our best to accommodate you.

Please note that on some occasions throughout the year access to the Reading Room will not be available due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances. We therefore strongly recommend making an appointment to use the Reading Room prior to making any accommodation or travel arrangements. We will do our best to accommodate all requests for access.

To Make an Appointment

To make an appointment to use the Reading Room please use our Curatorial Enquiry Form. When completing the form please provide details of the dates you would like to visit the Reading Room, along with any specific materials from the collections you would like to use. If you are not sure of specific items please give an outline of the research you are undertaking and we will provide assistance in identifying possible items of interest.

Postal and Email Enquiries

Our postal and email enquiry service aims to answer simple enquiries regarding the Museum’s collection as well as general Tramway history. Due to limited staff capacity and the volume of enquiries we receive, it is not always possible to respond immediately. We answer enquiries in the order in which they were received, and will endeavour to reply to all enquiries within 14 working days of receiving them.

For email enquiries please use our Curatorial Enquiry Form and for postal enquiries please write to:

The Library and Archive
The National Tramway Museum
Crich
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 5DP

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