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PRONI signpost Balmoral Avenue sign New record office proposed design
New record office proposed design

PRONI at Titanic Quarter, Belfast

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is currently working on a project to relocate its business to new purpose built accomodation.  The new premises will be located at Titanic Boulevard, Titanic Quarter, Belfast (see map attached) 96KB Adobe PDF formatted document Opens a new browser window..  The site is approximately 1 1/2 miles from Belfast City Hall and is adjacent to the Odyssey entertainment complex.  It is close to major road, bus, sea and rail links and the George Best City airport.  

When are we moving?

To facilitate the relocation of PRONI's vast collection of archival records there will be no public access to PRONI's site at Balmoral Avenue from Monday 6 September 2010.

When are we opening at Titanic Quarter?

On 30 November 2010, Culture Minister Nelson McCausland announced that the new Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) will open to the public on 30 March 2011.

Why are we moving?

The current premises are out-dated and no longer fit for the purpose intended.  PRONI currently holds 54,000 linear metres of records and demand is increasing.  In addition, the number of visitors to PRONI remains consistently high.  We therefore need to re-locate to premises that will allow us to meet both future demands for storage and our vision to provide wider and easier public access to the archives.

How will this benefit PRONI’s visitors?

PRONI’s new premises will deliver:
  • an improved state of the art research facility able to provide better access to the records and an improved service to our customers;
  • improved and extended storage facilities designed to house Northern Irelands growing collection of unique and irreplaceable archives.

How will this affect PRONI’s visitors?

To facilitate the relocation of PRONI's vast collection of archival records there will be no public access to PRONI's site at Balmoral Avenue from Monday 6 September 2010.
From 6 September 2010, PRONI will be operating a restricted search service.  A self-service microfilm facility will be operated by PRONI at Cregagh Library from Wednesday 8 September 2010 until April 2011.  For further details, see changes to PRONI services.
The new premises at 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, BT3 9HQ will open to the public on 30 March 2011.  
Full details of both how this closure will affect customers and the services we provide will continue to be posted on our website.

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