The National Archives SafePod

SafePod Summary

Location

The National Archives,
Kew,
Richmond.

Postcode

TW9 4DU

Region

London

Opening Hours

10:00 - 16:00

Directions

The nearest train stations are Kew Gardens and Kew Bridge.

Fire Alarm Information

On hearing the Fire Alarm, leave the building immediately via the nearest emergency exit. Use the stairs where appropriate. Proceed to the Assembly Area at the Pocket Park.

Contact Details

Name
Lily Colgan
Telephone
07966424334
Email
research@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Number of monitors

2

Data Centres available from this SafePod

SAIL Databank
Scottish Government
National Records of Scotland
UK Data Service
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics
Office for National Statistics

Access Policy

*** Please note there will be no members of staff to attend to an emergency in the SafePod in the mornings between the week beginning the 29th July 2024 until the end of September 2024. If you have an underlying health condition please consider this before booking and using the SafePod during this period. ***

Researchers will comply with instructions given by the emergency marshals in the event of an evacuation of the building.

Accessibility

At The National Archives, we provide full access to all our public areas; there is a lift to upper floors; and the building and grounds are wheelchair-friendly. We also provide free car parking spaces for disabled visitors in designated 'Blue Badge' bays. Please contact us before your visit if you have any queries about accessibility.

Lone Working Policy

There is no lone working policy. Use of this SafePod is unsupervised.
The National Archives is a non-ministerial department and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.

We are expert advisers in information and records management and are a cultural, academic and heritage institution. We fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector and work to secure the future of physical and digital records.