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Easington: People, Past and Present
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Mining Durham’s Hidden Depths
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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
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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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – ROGERS, Arthur Thomas, B.A., tutor at Bow School
Read MoreROGERS, Arthur Thomas, B.A., tutor at Bow School…
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Alfred Hesler, for 1968 – O-T
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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 – O-T
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Photograph of a scene (left to right) Simon Morris …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/597 – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of a scene (left to right) Lynn Rogers …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/619 – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Newspaper cutting from an unidentified newspaper of a photograph of officers and guests at the monthly dance of the 389th Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/29(228) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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Photograph of a Finnish man [possibly a soldier] …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(120) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(19) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/65(2) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Group photograph of officers of the 4th Volunteer Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/72 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of Major Rogers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/282(12) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 2)
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18 October 1664 (1) Christopher Sanderson …
Read MoreD/HH 3/5/211 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: County Durham
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Schedule of deeds and documents relating to the Swaledale estate to be handed over by Rogers and Hudson …
Read MoreD/HH 6/1/442 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Deeds
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Letters of Bleaymire and Shepherd at Penrith to Rogers and Hudson re Lord of Manor of Swaledale crossing over boundary of Manor of Hartley …
Read MoreD/HH 6/2/282-284 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Steward’s papers
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Letters of James Fawcett at Hawes and of James Harker at West Stonesdale to Rogers and Hudson at Richmond re water supply to Keld Lodge …
Read MoreD/HH 6/5/57 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Sporting
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/1 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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25 March 1726 (1) Simon Cuming …
Read MoreD/St/E8/32 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Other properties in County Durham
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Record of Permits to Erect Monuments …
Read MoreCP/Sac 14/6 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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Newspaper cuttings …
Read MoreUD/Sea 33 – Seaham Urban District Council
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Copy letter of Rev. B.W. Rogers …
Read MoreM/DDV 121 – Durham and Deerness Valley Methodist Circuit
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Photograph of 2nd Chester-le-Street Scout Group – Thursday Cub Pack outside Roland House …
Read MoreD/X 1671/3/1/5 – Miscellaneous documents – 2nd Chester le Street Scout Group
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Photograph of 2nd Chester-le-Street Scout Group – Thursday Cub Pack …
Read MoreD/X 1671/3/1/22 – Miscellaneous documents – 2nd Chester le Street Scout Group
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James Joseph Rogers …
Read MoreP/14/7/216 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prisoners
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 161 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Bedlingtonshire (Northumberland)
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1912 – O-T
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Treasurers' Post Office Order Book, 1896 – 1897 – O-T
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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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Eden Colliery, wages book for Busty seam, 28 January 1916 – 28 April 1917 – O-T
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – O-T
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1915 – November 1916 – O-T
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(20) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/281(27) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 2)
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Photograph of a scene (left to right) Heather Prestwich …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/617 – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Lesley Anderson as Roger's wife …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/282/1(3) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Bargain and sale of two pasture gates with the ground belonging to them in the ox pasture on Gallow Moor and fallow rights on the lands of William Pinkney William Pinkney of Barnard Castle to John Rogers of Barnard Castle …
Read MoreD/Bo/C 372 – Bowes Museum Collection – Lee Papers
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16 May 1700 (1) Thomas Mulcaster of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/CG 20/6 – Clayton and Gibson – Chopwell deeds
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29 April 1887 (1) William James Race of Healaugh …
Read MoreD/HH 6/1/533 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Deeds
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Correspondence and copy correspondence between Captain F.H. Lyell; Petch and Smurthwaite …
Read MoreD/HH 6/8/35-48 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Captain Lyell’s investments
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Letter from G. Rogers …
Read MoreD/Ad 13/54 – Adamson family of Gainford – Gainford properties leased by the Adamson family
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12 December 1850 (1) Sir Robert Bell (2) James Rogers Conveyance of messuages …
Read MoreD/Lo Acc 1750(D) Box 23/17 – Londonderry Estates – Additional Records Acc: 1750(D)
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Statement of account of the liquidators (E.A. Kirkup and A.D.S. Rogers) of the South Garesfield Colliery Co. Ltd. for the year ended 16 June 1953 …
Read MoreD/St/B1/16/18 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 3) Other collieries
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Account of coals wrought out of Ravensworth grounds by Sir Henry Liddell …
Read MoreD/St/B1/5/20 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 2) Partnership and partnership collieries
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Account of coals wrought out of the joint lands of George Bowes and the late John Rogers in Ravensworth township …
Read MoreD/St/B1/5/25 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 2) Partnership and partnership collieries
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Copy letter from [Rev.] Brian W. Rogers [minister of Carrville Methodist Church] to Mr. Clasper [of Carrville Methodist Church Council] …
Read MoreM/DDV 1068 – Durham and Deerness Valley Methodist Circuit
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Correspondence between the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church …
Read MoreM/DDV 1108/1-7 – Durham and Deerness Valley Methodist Circuit
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Letter from Rev. Brian W. Rogers …
Read MoreM/DDV 1109 – Durham and Deerness Valley Methodist Circuit
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24 November 1891 (1) Robinson Ferens of Oswald House …
Read MoreM/SF 298 – Spennymoor and Ferryhill Methodist Circuit
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Report of the Underground Fire at Auchengeich Colliery …
Read MoreD/X 531/60 – Miscellaneous documents – Coal mining and colliery records, including Brancepeth
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Photograph of a boy in school uniform …
Read MoreD/Ph 399/413/47 – Photocopies and photographs – Eveline Roberts Johnson of Trimdon: Eveline and Family
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Photograph of a baby …
Read MoreD/Ph 399/414/9 – Photocopies and photographs – Eveline Roberts Johnson of Trimdon: People