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Church Registers Database
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Easington: People, Past and Present
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Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
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Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Durham Light Infantry objects, photos, memorials and memories of this military campaign in South Africa
Stockton & Darlington railway
Track the development of early railways in County Durham since the 1820s
In pursuit of perfection
Listen to John (Pop) Porter talking in 1976 about how to grow prize leeks at Peterlee
Birth, marriage and death certificates
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Richard Annand, VC
The first British Army soldier of the Second World War to be awarded the Victoria Cross, in May 1940
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Letters out (copies), January 1913 – February 1914 – A-D
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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General letters received …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/94 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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Correspondence between Colonel W.I. Watson; Colonel G.E.A. Beale …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/756/46 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames W: War to Wat
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General letters received (indexed) …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/95 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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21 July 1379 (1) John Fayte son of Thomas Fayte of Corbridge (2) William Fayte son of Robert Fayte of Corbridge …
Read MoreEP/Du.SM 554 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – Churchwardens: Parish property
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5 December 1898 (1) Robert Henry Lawson and Frederick Lawson of Newcastle-upon-Tyne …
Read MoreD/X 1056/131 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby solicitors, Consett
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Printed copy of the Times Educational Supplement Centenary Extra' re. fifty men and women who have contributed to the rise of education standards. Includes Miss Beale and Miss Buss …
Read MoreD/X 484/445 – Miscellaneous documents – Deptford, St. Andrew’s National Schools
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Copy of the will of William Beale of Liskeard Cornwall …
Read MoreD/HH 9/2/43 – Hanby Holmes – Canon Beal and Family: Family papers
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A Speech made before the Lords in the Upper House by Francis Rous against Dr. Cossens …
Read MoreD/Ed 18/8/327 – Edleston family of Gainford – Miscellaneous
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David Gerald Beale (accidental death) [385] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1802 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Correspondence between W.Hodgson …
Read MoreEP/Rom 12/20 – Romaldkirk St. Romald Parish
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Diagrams of window bars for Joseph Beale …
Read MoreD/Ad 1/1/736 – Adamson family of Gainford – Building work for private individuals (part 2)