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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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 September 1912 – 2 May 1913 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1912 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1962 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between 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
Contains the records for people with surnames between 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
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., June – December 1908 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, June 1913 – March 1914 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1915 – November 1916 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Browney Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 26 December 1925 (pay 52) – week ending 7 May 1927 (pay 19) – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Calculations for payments for Busty Seam putters at Browney Colliery, n.d. [c.1935] – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Correspondence concerning unemployed men occupying colliery houses at Browney Colliery, and evictions, 31 December 1927 – 27 January 1928 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1912 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, October 1917 – July 1918 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Michael Anthony Bellas (abuse of drugs) [579] …
COR/Du.S 2/2301 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 30 December 1941 – 23 June 1941 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Letters out (copies), February 1903 – April 1905 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Papers for a deputation concerning reductions in pay for workers in the Low Main Seam at Browney Colliery, 23 June 1932 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.4: Canchmen's Average Book, 1899 – 1914 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1910 – 1914 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], 17 October 1916 – 22 September 1919 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Treasurers' cash book, October 1914 – May 1916 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1916 – September 1917 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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J.H. Bellas …
P/14/8/258 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1910 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee meeting minutes, 1922 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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St Johns Methodist Church Outing
easc0070 – Local Authority Records
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Sick department register – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Letters out (copies), July 1897 – October 1901 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, register of members' contributions, 14 July 1961 – 29 December 1961 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Browney Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 14 May 1927 (pay 20) – week ending 21 April 1928 (pay 17) – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Canchmen's averages, 1913 – 1919 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Correspondence concerning colliery housing at Browney Colliery, 6 October 1937 – 10 February 1938 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Photograph of Corporal Bellas …
D/DLI 7/213/9 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames F: Fe to Fl
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Robert Barry Bellas (took his own life) [1058] …
COR/Du.S 2/2365 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files