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Seaside holidays at Crimdon
See the resort in its 1950s heyday, with beach houses, a pavilion, aluminium huts and beauty contests
Binchester
From Roman fort to colliery village – explore archives, archaeology and local studies collections
Elvet Bridge, Durham
Lots to discover about this ancient landmark and the surrounding buildings, pictured here in 1829
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
Bones, breeds and beasts of burden
Discover more about cattle in the rural life of County Durham and beyond
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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Strikes and disputes including the NUM strike of 1974 …
Read MoreNCB 30/Box 215/1 – National Coal Board – Deep mining records
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Copy letter to Lord Londonderry …
Read MoreD/X 1133/3/2(17) – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Gateshead Central Library
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Photograph of police vehicles and coaches with protective metal window grilles used to transport miners returning to work before the end of the strike …
Read MoreD/Ph 481 – Photocopies and photographs – Easington Colliery: miners’ strike
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Photograph of Waterhouses colliery pit ponies brought to the surface during the strike (original no. 26) …
Read MoreD/Ph 82/79 – Photocopies and photographs – Esh Winning
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Interview with Mr Robert Belcher
Read More01 Mr_Belcher_Hord0002 – Local Authority Records
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Circulars issued Lodges …
Read MoreD/DMA 1/11/6 – Durham Miners Association – Minutes and circulars
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Circulars issued to Lodges …
Read MoreD/DMA 1/11/23 – Durham Miners Association – Minutes and circulars
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Interview with Mr David Larmer and Mrs Ruby Larmer (part 2)
Read More01 Mr and Mrs Lamer and Rose – Side2 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mrs Winifred S Turnbull
Read More01 Mrs_W_Turnbull_Pete0004 – Local Authority Records
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Miners and Policemen
Read Moreeasc0208 – Local Authority Records
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Settlement between William Alderson and Bishop Auckland U.D.C. re responsibility for roadworks …
Read MoreCC/X 82 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – Clerk’s Department
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Photograph of a coach with protective metal window grilles used to transport miners returning to work before the end of the strike. Standing near to the entrance to the colliery are pickets who are being watched by the police …
Read MoreD/Ph 481 – Photocopies and photographs – Easington Colliery: miners’ strike
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Letter from Frank [Francis H. Elliot] …
Read MoreD/X 999/70 – Miscellaneous documents – Elliot family, colliery managers and mining engineers
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People gathered at soup kitchen in Silksworth during the 1926 strike …
Read MoreD/MRP 8/11 – Mining Records Project – (part 1)
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Interview with Mr Allott F Smith
Read More01 Mr_Allott_Smith_Black0005 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr William E Read
Read MoreAcc 7911 hord0007 – Local Authority Records
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Waterhouses colliery during the 1926 strike …
Read MoreH/Du 139/4 – Durham Hospitals – Dryburn Hospital, Durham
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Copy letter to A.J. Dawson …
Read MoreD/X 1133/3/1(3) – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Gateshead Central Library
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Copy letter to Lord Londonderry …
Read MoreD/X 1133/3/2(16) – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Gateshead Central Library
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Copies of photographs of eviction in Silksworth during strike …
Read MoreD/MRP 8/10 – Mining Records Project – (part 1)
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Interview with Mr Charles Quinn
Read More01 Mr_Quinn_Easi0004 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Miss Edna C Witty
Read More01 Miss Whitty_Hord0001 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr Nicholas C White
Read MoreAcc 7911 murt0002 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr David Larmer and Mrs Ruby Larmer (part 1)
Read More01 Mr and Mrs Lamer and Rose_Pete000 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr John H Lawson and Mrs Elizabeth Lawson
Read More01 Mr_Mrs_JL_Lawson_Pete0016 – Local Authority Records
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Pony Racing At Welfare Park During Miners Strike
Read Moreeasc0119 – Local Authority Records
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Pitmen's Strike: Address (printed) of the Coal Trade Special Committee issued during the strike in Durham arid Northumberland letter from Hugh Taylor to Lord Londonderry …
Read MoreD/Lo/B 2-3 – Londonderry Estates – Business Records (part 1)
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Copy letter to Lord Londonderry …
Read MoreD/X 1133/3/2(21) – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Gateshead Central Library
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Photograph of Murton Colliery Strike …
Read MoreD/CL 27/278/1732 – Durham County Library Collection – Postcards and photographs: Marsden to Seaton
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Waldridge Fell Drift; group of men and children from Ten Houses …
Read MoreD/MRP 149/2 – Mining Records Project – (part 3)
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Copy of postcard …
Read MoreD/MRP 31/1 – Mining Records Project – (part 1)
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Photograph of group (including John S. Elliot) at work during a strike at Seaham Colliery …
Read MoreD/X 999/69 – Miscellaneous documents – Elliot family, colliery managers and mining engineers
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Interview with Mr Sydney Taylor and Mrs Lilian Taylor
Read More01 Mr_ Sid_Taylor_Hord0002 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mrs Mary W Phillips
Read More01 Mrs Phillips_Seah0005 – Local Authority Records
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Sun light the coal
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Slide of five officials working at colliery boilers during 1926 strike …
Read MoreDC/Env 1270/2014 – Durham County Council (1974 – 2009) – Environment Department – photographs
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Claim for expenses incurred during the strike …
Read MoreNCB 2/243 – National Coal Board
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Copy letter to Lord Londonderry …
Read MoreD/X 1133/3/2(25) – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Gateshead Central Library
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Dates when work was resumed after strike …
Read MoreNCB I/CO 86/322 – National Coal Board – Durham Coal Owners’ Association (part 2)
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Graham …
Read MoreD/Lo/C 80 – Londonderry Estates – Correspondence (part 1)
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/X 1520/931 – Miscellaneous documents – Northern Echo photographs, used in North Magazine
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A letter from the Craghead and South Moor Miners' Family Fund …
Read MoreD/X 1536/12 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham Miners’ Strike and Save Consett Steel, campaign literature
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A letter from the Craghead and South Moor Miners' Family Fund …
Read MoreD/X 1536/13 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham Miners’ Strike and Save Consett Steel, campaign literature
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An advertisement by the National Coal Board …
Read MoreD/X 1536/52 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham Miners’ Strike and Save Consett Steel, campaign literature
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Copy of the 'Switch on at Six' campaign …
Read MoreD/X 1536/64 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham Miners’ Strike and Save Consett Steel, campaign literature
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Circulars issued to Lodges …
Read MoreD/DMA 1/11/24 – Durham Miners Association – Minutes and circulars
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Order of service for Thomas Hepburn Commemorative Service …
Read MoreD/X 1697/11 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Jan Blakey collection re civic events
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Interview with Mr Arthur Naisbett
Read MoreAcc 7911 hasw0005 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr James (Jim) Raine
Read MoreAcc 7911 murt0004 – Local Authority Records
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Interview with Mr J Richardson
Read More01 Mr_Richardson_Unknown – Local Authority Records