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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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Bungalow at High Blackfyne …
Read MoreUD/Ben 22/213 – Benfieldside Urban District Council
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1956 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), January 1913 – February 1914 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – A-D
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Parcels for prisoners of war giving names, postal addresses, lodges, etc., 1943 – 1944 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 April 1899 – 17 January 1910 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1909 – November 1910 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages: Victory Pit, Murphy's Pit, Marshall's Pit & Usworth Colliery – all seams, 1911 – 1920 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Circular issued to Lodges …
Read MoreD/DMA 1/11/7 – Durham Miners Association – Minutes and circulars
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
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Political fund, accounts, 1922 – 1932 – 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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 5 May 1913 – 4 November 1913 – A-D
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Andrew's House Lodge, Minute Book, 'Resolution Book', giving minutes of General Committee, and special meetings, 14 December 1917 – 6 April 1922 – A-D
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Cornsay Lodge, register of members' contributions, 30 March 1951 – 14 September 1951, 28 March 1952 – 12 September 1952 and 27 March 1953 – 11 September 1953 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – 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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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1914 – November 1915 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, April 1934 – February 1937 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1928 – A-D
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Anthony Bernard Batey (industrial disease) [1353] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/488 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Letter from Edward Batey …
Read MoreD/CG 7/3991 – Clayton and Gibson – Clavering of Axwell and Greencroft (part 3)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 129 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Digital photograph of Hookergate Grammar School …
Read MoreD/Ph 536/2/30/1 – Photocopies and photographs – Hookergate Grammar School
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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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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1962 – 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.1, 9 September 1918 – 1 December 1919 – 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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Letters out (copies), February 1886 – March 1889 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1927 – A-D
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Postcard with a coloured landscape view of Durham Market Place and St. Nicholas' Church …
Read MoreD/DW 1/4(64) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 4
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 119 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Photograph of tennis club …
Read MoreE/HB 2/680 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Letter book of copy letters …
Read MoreD/DMA 3/1/14 – Durham Miners Association – Correspondence with lodges
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1878 – A-D
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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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Gala pay out, 1951 – 1952 – A-D
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Register of men employed on screens at Dawdon colliery, 3 April 1908 – 12 April 1926 – A-D
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, Minute book, January 1917 – October 1920 – A-D
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Eden Colliery, wages book for Busty seam, 28 January 1916 – 28 April 1917 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, June 1913 – March 1914 – A-D
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