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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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Photograph of officer 'Billy' …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(11) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of Second-Lieutenant W.H. Barrass …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(115) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Print of Lumley Castle …
Read MoreD/Ph 324/181 – Photocopies and photographs – Durham City and County
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Additions and alterations to property at High Gate …
Read MoreUD/Ben 22/72 – Benfieldside Urban District Council
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1880 – A-D
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Copy letter from J. Bowlby at Durham …
Read MoreD/Br/B 392 – Brancepeth Estate – Business
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Interview with Mrs Elizabeth Holmes
Read More01 Mrs E Holmes_Hord0004 – Local Authority Records
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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – A-D
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 September 1912 – 2 May 1913 – A-D
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Individual appeals and umpires' awards, 1925 – 1934 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), December 1877 – July 1880 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
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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 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, April 1934 – February 1937 – A-D
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Kay Marie Barrass (took own life) [1006] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/4107 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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George William Barrass …
Read MoreCOR/CW/2/305 – Chester Ward West Coroner – Inquest files
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5 August 1958 (1) M.D.D. Crichton Stuart of Falkland Palace (2) Ronald James Emerson Barrass of Woodhouse Farm …
Read MoreD/CG 6/981 – Clayton and Gibson – Bute, including Windsor, Clavering of Chopwell etc. (part 2)
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Letter of M.A. Barrass to Rev. Ardagh-Walter re the regulations governing school holidays …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 11/61 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 11 Schools
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'St. Alban's Churchyard …
Read MoreEP/Hew.SA 14/7/1 – Heworth St. Alban Parish – 14: Miscellaneous
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Newspaper cutting …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/12(392) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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Group photograph of officers of the 22nd Durham (Wheatley Hill) Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 5/3/22/4 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Home Guard
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Photograph of a group of officers [of …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(15) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of Captain Craig …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(69) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of Second-Lieutenant W.H. Barrass …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(105) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of [Second Lieutenant W.H. Barrass] in the Billie Trenches on Struma Valley near Cuculuc …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/16 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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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 23 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Memorandum to M. Barrass …
Read MoreD/X 832/108 – Miscellaneous documents – Thornley Colliery records
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1912 – A-D
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – A-D
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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 – A-D
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Correspondence concerning payment for work in the Pillar District of Browney Colliery, 2-21 March 1932 – A-D
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Hamsteels Lodge, minutes, 1902 – 1905 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 6 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Keith Barrass (accidental death) [255] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3624 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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William Barrass (industrial disease) [600] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3412 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Group photograph of the officers of the 6th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/12(577) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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Photograph of soldier Temple [servant to Second-Lieutenant W.H. Barrass] with a donkey …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(54) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of Second-Lieutenant W.H. Barrass …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(96) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Photograph of Second Lieutenant W.H. Barrass …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/15 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., June – December 1908 – A-D
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General Election accounts, 1918 – A-D
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