Fees and Charges

The Hull History Centre is happy to provide copies of documents and images in its care. We are aware that most of the documents and images are unique and irreplaceable. We will not therefore photocopy any item if we feel the copying process would damage it, especially for volumes, but offer our digital image service instead. We also retain the right to not provide copies if we believe copyright laws would be infringed or if the data protection rights of individuals mentioned in the documents could be compromised. Due to the possibilty of causing damage to documents during handling and scanning, the use of portable scanners at the History Centre is prohibited.

Copying Services
In all cases you will be asked to sign a copyright declaration form which also serves as the order form (PDF, 50kb) to request your copies. Some Ordnance Survey maps and building plans are subject to specific regulations for copying. Please ask a member of staff for details.

Library Area:
Self Service Photocopying Reader Printer Copies
A4 - 10p Self service - 50p
A3 - 25p By staff - 80p

Searchroom:

Photocopying by staff items from the searchroom Own camera use
A4 black & white 25p 25p per shot
A3 black & white 30p  
A4 colour 75p  
A3 colour £1.00  

Photographs/digital images:
Cost (per image) for photographs taken by digital camera or digital images scanned from negatives or from manuscripts etc and copied to CD/DVD.
A4 297 x 210 mm £5.00
A3 420 x 297 mm £8.00
A2 594 x 420 mm £20.00
A1 841 x 594 mm £30.00
A0 1189 x 841 mm £50.00

To order digital images please contact us for a quote before completing our order form and returning it along with appropriate payment.

Postage
In addition to the cost of copying the following postal charges apply: 

     UK               Mainland Europe          Rest of the world
A4     upto 100g (upto 15 sheets)  £1.00  £1.50  £3.00
A4     101-250g (upto 40 sheets)  £2.00  £3.50  £5.00
A4     251-500g (upto 80 sheets)  £2.50    
A4     501-750g (upto 120 sheets)       £3.00    
A3, A2 (in a tube)  £3.00  £10.00  £10.00
A1, A0 (in a tube)  £5.00  £10.00  £10.00
CD or DVD  £1.50  £1.50  £3.00


Enquiry Service

We can carry out research in blocks of half an hour at a charge of £10 per half hour. The fee is non-refundable. The maximum amount of time we can spend on any one enquiry will be one hour at a cost of £20. For further information see our detailed description about the enquiry service.

Copyright
This fee is chargeable on items reproduced in published works, where copyright is owned by Kingston upon Hull City Council or the University of Hull.

Commercial organizations - the fee is £25.00 (per item reproduced)
Non profit making organizations - the fee is £10.00 (per item reproduced)

If you wish to reproduce other items, it is your responsibility to obtain the necessary copyright permission from the copyright owners.

Certification
Certification of any copy or transcript by a qualified Archivist - fee is £10.00 for each application. This is payable for the search, and includes the cost of the certification

Data Protection Enquiries 
Data Subject Access Enquiries - £10.00
3rd Party Data Subject Enquiries - £16.00 for up to 20 sheets of A4. 
If the information available exceeds 20 sheets of A4, normal photocopying costs will be charged in addition. Further information about Data Protection is included in our Closure Guidelines

Building Regulation enquiries
Searches and copies of building regulation approvals- fee of £10.00 for each application.
This is payable for the search, but also includes the cost of the certificate if one is found.

Handling Charges
All orders over £25 are subject to a handling fee to cover staff time on a sliding scale going up £5 for every £25 worth of copies.