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Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
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In pursuit of perfection
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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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Suspected Roman road south of Bowes
Read MoreTwo possible [Roman] roads have been suggested by Ray Selkirk in the Bowes area. One runs roughly parallel to the Greta from the area around The Rigg…
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Possible Roman road near Oxenlaw Farm
Read MoreA possible road surface has been reported here by Ray Selkirk on behalf of the Northern Archaeology Group. He interprets the road as being of [Roman]…
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Possible Roman Road South of Bowes
Read MoreTwo possible Roman roads have been suggested by Ray Selkirk in the Bowes area. One runs roughly parallel to the Greta from the area around The Rigg…
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Photograph of Bede Territorials (8th D.L.I.) at Scarborough Camp …
Read MoreE/HB 2/768 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Requesting employment for her husband …
Read MoreNCB I/JB 1272 – National Coal Board – John Buddle papers (part 2)
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Rosehills Opencast mine enquiry …
Read MoreNCB 29/57/10 – National Coal Board – Interim list boxes 1-100
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 8 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 6 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 9 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, May 1942 – June 1945 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Photograph of staff and senior students …
Read MoreE/HB 2/658 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 12 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 7 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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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 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Possible Roman remains, West Wood, Muggleswick
Read MoreRemains in the River Derwent have been noticed by Ray Selkirk who tentatively suggests these remains are [Roman] and relate to lead-mining in this…
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Platform near Scargill Castle
Read MoreAn [aerial photograph] taken by Ray Selkirk shows [earthwork] remains of a platform to the south of Scargill Castle. The platform remains are…
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Suspected bridge abutment, Greta Bridge
Read MoreAn aerial photograph taken by Ray Selkirk suggests the presence of a Roman bridge abutment and road [agger] within the fields to the south of the…
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Photograph of Bede College Captains …
Read MoreE/HB 2/927(13) – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 5 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Annual Review of the Work of the Compensation Department, later called Annual Reports and Compensation Reports, 1927, 1929 – 1946 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/1/42(115) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army Association of County Durham
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Sick department register – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Photograph of Bede College prefects …
Read MoreE/HB 2/670 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Photograph of Bede College Prefects …
Read MoreE/HB 2/927(12) – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 4 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 3 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1950 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Draft will of Mrs. C. Selkirk with related correspondence …
Read MoreD/SJ P 218 – Swinburne and Jackson – solicitors, Durham
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Photograph of Arthur Selkirk; student – prefect …
Read MoreD/X 2025/1(51) – Miscellaneous documents – Bede College, Durham: photograph album of W.H. Bateman
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, September 1939 – May 1942 – O-T
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between O-T.
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Possible Roman road, coast road.
Read MoreThere has been speculation that a [Roman] road may have ran down the coast of County Durham based on some findings within Sunderland. Steer summarised…
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Photograph of Bede College Hockey team …
Read MoreE/HB 2/927(15) – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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24 October 1925 (1) Cyril Winthrop Mackworth Praed …
Read MoreD/X 1181/84 – Miscellaneous documents – Records of the estate of the Jolliffe family, barons Hylton, at Chester le Street and elsewhere
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Re accident at Workington colliery and his subsequent dismissal …
Read MoreNCB I/JB 1271 – National Coal Board – John Buddle papers (part 2)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 35 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West