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Binchester
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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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'Notes, Sketches and Plans on Arbitration, etc.', relating to production problems and labour disputes at Whitburn [or Marsden] Colliery, 20 January 1939 – 4 December 1941 – O-T
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Letters out (copies), May 1895 – July 1897 – O-T
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/287(95) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Stainton Village
Read MoreStainton is a village standing to the north-east of Barnard Castle. It was first recorded in 1150 as "Staynton". In [Old English] this…
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Bowes v Strathmore Copy state of facts and proposal of the defendants Jadis and Paul. In Chancery …
Read MoreD/HH 5/1/36 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Family and family settlements
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1839 (1) Frederick William Wilson of Forest Hall …
Read MoreD/HH 5/2/70 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales
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4 June 1925 (1) George Liddell of Startforth …
Read MoreEP/Ki 4/3 – Kimblesworth Parish
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Esterhazy …
Read MoreD/Lo Acc 451(D) File 21/23 – Londonderry Estates – Correspondence of 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and Frances Anne
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2 July 1838 (1) William Hutt of Gibside …
Read MoreD/St/B1/3/108 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 1) Administration of collieries by Bowes and Strathmore families
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Copy assurance policy affected by Sir John Dean Paul on the life of Richard Dobson …
Read MoreD/St/C2/13/8 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Estate agents (part 2) Hylton, London etc.
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Letter from John Fitzgerald …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/143/44 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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12 March 1824 (1) Mary …
Read MoreD/St/D1/7/87 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 2, D/St/D/1/5-14)
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24 and 25 August 1824 (1) John Raine …
Read MoreD/St/D3/4/120 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Wemmergill Estate (part 2, D/St/D/3/4-12)
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31 May 1831 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle …
Read MoreD/St/D5/7/19 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 2, D/St/D/5/6-7)
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Bank book of the executors of the Earl of Strathmore in account with Messrs …
Read MoreD/St/E15/5/108 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Multiple and unidentified estates
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Photograph of Paul and Darren practising their bricklaying skills …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/142 – Photocopies and photographs
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 57 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Hartlepool (West) St. Luke, denomination Church of England
Read MorePost-1800 parish (Diocese of Durham). Hartlepool (West) St. Luke was created in 1926 from Hart St. Mary Magdalene and Hartlepool (West) St. Paul.
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.4, 1 January 1923 – 15 December 1924 – O-T
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Photograph captioned Paul with the MT Section … …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/2/148(34) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Prayer day in, day out
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Letter from Julian Hill at Threadneedle St. …
Read MoreD/CG 5/104 – Clayton and Gibson – Burdon family of Castle Eden
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3 May 1834 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry …
Read MoreD/CG 16/1082 – Clayton and Gibson – Liddell of Ravensworth Castle etc.
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Memorandum of John Bowes of the transfer by Robert Snow and Sir Joh n Dean Paul …
Read MoreD/HH 5/9/61 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Mortgages of estates
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London Gazette containing copy of Order in Council altering boundaries of new parishes of St. James …
Read MoreEP/Sto.HT 4/17 – Stockton Holy Trinity Parish
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9 October 1824 (1) William Russell of Brancepeth Castle …
Read MoreD/Br/D 3400 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 10) places T to W and out-county
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Letter from Wentworth Paul …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/29/4 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Sir John D. Paul …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/80/19 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Memorandum of admittance of Mary …
Read MoreD/St/D13/4/93 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Multiple estates (Including Family Settlements and Estate Acts)
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2 July 1833 (1) James Farrer Steadman of Enfield …
Read MoreD/St/D11/16 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Properties in London (including the Isle of Dogs)
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Northland Methodist Church …
Read MoreM/Da 2091 – Darlington Methodist Circuit – Individual churches K – P
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Read MoreD/Ph 399/404/11 – Photocopies and photographs – Eveline Roberts Johnson of Trimdon: Subjects
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Photograph of David Ayre paddling with his son Paul on holiday in Whitby …
Read MoreD/Ph 475/1 (159) – Photocopies and photographs – David Ayre of Stanley, near Crook, photographs
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Photograph of Doris Ayre on a beach with her sons David Norman and Paul …
Read MoreD/Ph 475/1 (162) – Photocopies and photographs – David Ayre of Stanley, near Crook, photographs
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William Victor Paul (industrial disease) [413] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/781 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Memorandum of agreement for lease of [Grand Lease] coal in Ryton …
Read MoreNCB I/SC 648 – National Coal Board – Stella Coal Company
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 23 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 129 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Darlington St. Paul, denomination Church of England
Read MorePost-1800 parish (Diocese of Durham). Darlington St. Paul was created in 1868 from Darlington Holy Trinity and Darlington St. Cuthbert.
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Paul Hodgson …
Read MoreEP/Du.MB 72 – Durham St. Mary-le-Bow Parish
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – O-T
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None – O-T
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Letters out (copies), December 1912 – March 1914 – O-T
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/287(27) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Photograph of four second lieutenants of The Durham Light Infantry …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/1114/1 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen and unidentified, Phase 2
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Newspaper cutting – Durham County Advertiser – 'St. Paul quoted at D.L.I Old Comrades' reunion' 1967 – with group photograph of those attending the reunion at Durham Town Hall …
Read MoreD/X 2331/5/6 – Billy Taylor Archive
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1833 (1) George Samuel Coxwell of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/CG 6/1253 – Clayton and Gibson – Bute, including Windsor, Clavering of Chopwell etc. (part 2)
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1 November 1836 (1) Lord Ravensworth and Sir John Dean Paul …
Read MoreD/CG 24/2 – Clayton and Gibson – Ryton Episcopal Coals
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17 August 1849 (1) Thomas Raikes …
Read MoreD/HH 5/9/117 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Mortgages of estates
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Press cutting from unknown publication regarding a gardening group at St. Patrick's School …
Read MoreE/C/G 1198/8 – Langley Moor, St. Patrick, Junior Mixed and Infants’ School