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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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 6 November 1913 – 9 March 1914 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
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6 August 1817 (1) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton …
Read MoreD/El 58/8 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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John Dobbin (industrial disease) [390] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3347 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 84 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Minute Book, Arbitration Committee of the Durham Colliery Owners' Mutual Protection Association and the Durham Miners' Association, 24 January 1946 – 13 November 1951 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1914 – November 1915 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1914 – November 1915 (enclosure) – A-D
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Print of a watercolour showing Durham Cathedral from Prebend's Bridge by John Dobbin (1815 – 1888) …
Read MoreD/Ph 413/1 – Photocopies and photographs
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 88 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.1, 9 September 1918 – 1 December 1919 – A-D
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2 June 1817 (1) Rev. John Chambers of Little Stainton …
Read MoreD/El 58/4 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 48 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 98 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 May 1911 – 19 August 1911 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, June 1913 – March 1914 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1915 – November 1916 – A-D
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General letters received …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/73/1-136 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 87 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Treasurers' cash book, September 1886 – March 1888 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), October 1914 – August 1915 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1911 – August 1912 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1918 – August 1920 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, October 1917 – July 1918 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, September 1912 – June 1913 – A-D
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Letters from John Dobbin …
Read MoreD/DL 1/66(temp) – Darlington Borough Council – Box lists
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15 April 1824 (1) Sarah Hunter of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/El 58/9 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 86 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 97 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Easington A.F.S. Band (Mr Peacock – Centre)
Read Moreeasc0095 – Local Authority Records
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1916 – September 1917 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, September 1920 – May 1921 – A-D
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 1C of Wellfield A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G238(18) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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12 July 1827 (1) Ann Bates the elder of Derwent Coat …
Read MoreD/El 58/10 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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n.d.[post 1801] Copy of the will made 28 May 1798 …
Read MoreD/X 487/2/13 – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Darlington Library (part 3)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 92 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1910 – A-D
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Sick department register – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Cash book, 19 September 1888 – 30 June 1892 – A-D
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Photograph of James Dobbin …
Read MoreP/14/6(288) – Durham Prison – Photographs of prisoners
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2 April 1827 (1) William Dobbin of Elstob …
Read MoreD/El 7/59 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Aislaby to Elstob and Great Stainton
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Notice and plan of four houses [9 …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/405 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Anne-Marie Dobbin (natural causes) [341] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/80 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 49 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 51 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 91 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East