Services
- Local history and heritage
- Archives - access
- Archives - enquiries
- Births - historical searches
- Castles and historic houses
- Churches
- Deaths - historical searches
- Family history and genealogy - general information
- Historic sites
- Industrial heritage
- Loans, donations bequests and sales
- Local and special collections
- Lothian Lives Project
- Marriages - historical searches
- Memorials and monuments
Archives - access
We are open to the public Monday to Thursday: 9am - 12pm and 2pm - 5pm, Friday: 9am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm. Everyone is welcome to use the Archives and Records Centre and access to the archives is free. Records can be consulted in the public search room and staff are available to assist with enquiries.
- Introduction to Archives Sessions
The archives is keen to increase access to collections. "Introduction to Archives" sessions are available to groups who would like to find out more about our archives, and techniques for handling archive material. Please contact the Archives and Records Centre for further information, or click here to view or download the PDF. Contact Emma Peattie on 01506 773770 or email : archive@westlothian.gov.uk.
Archives and Records Centre
9 Dunlop Square
Deans Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 8SB
Telephone: 01506 773770
Email : archive@westlothian.gov.uk
No appointment is necessary but it is advisable to contact us in advance, as reader spaces are limited. Identification (including name and address) is required on the first visit in order to complete a reader registration form.
The search room is situated on the ground floor and has a disabled toilet.
