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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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Photograph of Mrs. Vint …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/239(3) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Formation sign of the 7th Armoured Division …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/3/52(6) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of Captain H.C. Faber …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(36) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain J. Turnbull …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(56) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Lieutenant Nicholson …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(65) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain Eykins …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(68) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Letter from Harry Moses …
Read MoreD/Wn 20/215 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 20-23
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Photograph of two Belgian soldiers on horses on a road …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/49 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of soldiers repairing a road …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/99(6) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Badge
Read MoreA shield shaped, metal badge with a laurel wreath and red enamelled border. The background is of lilac enamel and is inscribed, 'SOLDIERS AND…
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Photograph of a gun carriage pulled by six horses …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/283 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Formation sign of the 59th (W.L.) Infantry Division (59th Army Group Royal Artillery) …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/3/52(44) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of a beach scene at Boulogne-sur-Mer …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/98(23) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Sketch of a soldier [possibly named 'Coventry'] …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/112(14) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Embroidered silk greetings card …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/215 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Interview with Mr William E Read
Read MoreAcc 7911 hord0007 – Local Authority Records
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Photograph of a view of the St. John the Baptist Church at Arras …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/97(19) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of an interior view of Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/98(4) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of a view of Saint Sang Chapel …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/98(9) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Postcard drawing showing a British warship with its searchlights picking out those laying mines near Zeebrugge …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/105(17) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Cartoon of John Bull confronting Kaiser Wilhelm II …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/112(20) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Cathedral …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/237(10) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of Second Lieutenant F. Garvey …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(7) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain J. Turnbull …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(71) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Lieutenant A.W. Nesbitt …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(74) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of two Belgian soldiers in entrance to an underground shelter in trenches …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/31 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Embroidered silk greetings card …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/180 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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'Two types' cartoon …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/3/21(26) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of Second Lieutenant C. Pickersgill …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(51) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Lieutenant J.A. Brass …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(63) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Lieutenant Marshall …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(73) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of members of the Women's Voluntary Service cooking in a field kitchen on a Civil Defence Corps Welfare Section exercise …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/3/113(5) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 24-34
Read MoreD/Wn – Estate and Family Records
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Copy letter from [W.I. Watson] to H[arry] Moses …
Read MoreD/Wn 20/225 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 20-23
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Photograph of a front view of Arras Town Hall …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/97(5) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of a view of the ruined Arras Museum …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/97(36) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of the Statue of Notre-Dame in Boulogne-Sur-Mer Cathedral …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/98(5) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Postcard photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/260 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain R.D. Park …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(2) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain Fred Walton …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(69) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Lapel Badge
Read MoreA circular, metal lapel badge featuring a thistle, rose and clover leaf. A white enamelled banner across the centre is inscribed 'CASEBOURNE…
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Coloured postcard of a view of Cologne Cathedral …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/237(20) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Photograph of a view of Wearmouth Bridge …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/239(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Stereoscope photograph of gun carriage teams on the move …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/249 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Stereoscope photograph of King George V on an official visit …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/251 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of an exterior view of Holy Trinity War Memorial Church …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/261(1) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Ministry of Food campaign poster …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/268 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Lieutenant J.W. Merivale …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(17) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Photograph of Captain Raine …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/273(54) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous, Phase 2
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Postcard drawing of the German army repulsed by the Russian army …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/2/105(8) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
