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Church Registers Database
Find out what baptism, marriage and burial registers we keep and their covering dates
Easington: People, Past and Present
Search images and oral histories by the people of Easington and the surrounding area
Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
Search for County Durham miners by name
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
Start with a quick surname check for records after 1837 held by County Durham’s registration service
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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Postcard group photograph of the officers of the 9th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/701/2(82) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames T: Th to Ti
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1956 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Photograph of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/CL 5/1287 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs
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3 March 1795 (1) John Bowes …
Read MoreD/St/C1/10/17 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 4) Bowes and Strathmore
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
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Postcard showing the bridge and cattle drinking in the river – early 20th century – postmarked 6 July 1907; – addressed to Mrs Prior …
Read MoreD/WFH/Im/B 12/2 – Dr William F Heyes Collection
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Photograph of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/CL 5/1289 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 158 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Photograph of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/CL 5/1279 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs
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Letter from Thomas Wheldon …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/9/20 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Photograph of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/CL 5/1290 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs
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Postcard from Jack [J.T. Foster] to his sister …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/227/7 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames F: Fo
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Group photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/330 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Postcard: 'Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/WFH/Im/B 12/1 – Dr William F Heyes Collection
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 71 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – PLACE, Thomas, prominent Wesleyan Methodist; for thirty years employed in Hill's grocery business, Elvet Bridge
Read MorePLACE, Thomas, prominent Wesleyan Methodist; for thirty years employed in Hill's grocery business, Elvet Bridge…
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Committee meeting minutes, 1922 – A-D
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – A-D
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None – A-D
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Group photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/267(18) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Correspondence between T. Wheldon and: William Heslop …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/113-124 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Letter from Joseph Glover …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/1189 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Photograph of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/CL 5/1288 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs
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Copy of a caricature of officer W.S. Bridge …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/210(33) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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1833 (1) Sarah Rowlandson of Greta Bridge …
Read MoreD/HH 3/2/94 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Barnard Castle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 28 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Group photograph of the officers of the 155th Regiment …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/15/1(58) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Photograph taken at the Inter Port Hunt …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/280(101) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 2)
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Letters from Mr. Bramwell and E.M. Elkins …
Read MoreD/HH 2/9/276-293 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Testamentary, litigation
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Letter from Mr. Craig Temple Sowerby to Mr. Chambers …
Read MoreD/HH 10/18/556 – Hanby Holmes – Miscellaneous Activities: Turnpikes
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Cash journal …
Read MoreD/Wat Box 102 – Watsons – solicitors, Barnard Castle INTERIM LIST BOXES
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 131 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Correspondence with the following lodges: 1.Brandon …
Read MoreD/DMA 3/3/647 – Durham Miners Association – Correspondence with lodges