How to visit us

All members will be required to make a booking in advance and to request materials which we'll need to order. As all our materials are currently offsite in storage you will need to pre-order them at least 2 weeks prior to your visit. Unfortunately, records of monumental inscriptions and parish registers will not be immediately available, due to the digitisation projects under way. We shall do our best to provide you with items, however, some records will not initially be available, and we are grateful for your understanding.

Book a place via the membership portal here

To order items, please fill in the library booking form with details of the author, title, shelf mark, accession number and offsite storage number which you can obtain from the library catalogue here.

A maximum of 5 items per visit can be requested on one form. Most of the Family Search microfilms which have been digitised can only be viewed digitally in the Library and you would only need to book use of a computer if not using your own laptop.

We also continue to request that you hold on to any donations for the Library for a little while longer as we finalise systems. You can find full updated guidance on depositing your research with us here.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Library in our temporary office while we await our new home.

If you have any questions please contact our library team by email: librarian@sog.org.uk or by calling (020) 7251 8799 and pressing option 4.

Where to find us

There are several public transport options to get to our premises.

By Underground: The nearest underground station is Holloway Road Underground, which is on the Piccadilly Line. The premises are a 7-minute walk away on the main road. Simply exit the station, cross the road, and walk left towards us

By Bus: There are two stations nearby. Tollington Road (Stop S), where the 43, 153, 263, 271 and 393 buses run. This is directly outside our main entrance. Camden Road (Stop T) is across the road from us and is only a 4-minute walk away. The buses 43, 153, 263, 271 and 393 also run here.

By Overground: The nearest overground station is Highbury and Islington, which serves the Overground's East and North London Lines. It is a 19 minute walk to our premises along Holloway Road. Once you leave the Overground, you can take the 43, 263, 271 or 393 bus from bus stop Highbury & Islington Station (Stop A), to Camden Road (Stop T), which is across the road from our premises.