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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 William Bennett …
Read MoreP/14/6(334) – Durham Prison – Photographs of prisoners
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Michael John Bennett (took own life) [247] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3623 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Gordon Bennett [1109] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 3/241 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Mary Bennett (natural causes) [346] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1973 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Accounts of Francis Bennett for wages and other expenses …
Read MoreD/St/E5/4/7 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Gibside (part 1)
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/1 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Group photograph of 'B' Half Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/346/5(16) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames I:
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Copy of will of Mrs. E. Bennett …
Read MoreD/SJ P 74 – Swinburne and Jackson – solicitors, Durham
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Numbers 32-42 Staindrop Crescent …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/7056 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 41 and 43 Staindrop Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/7361 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 1 and 3 Whitbank Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/7463 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 48 and 50 Hollyhurst Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/7559 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two pairs of houses …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/5971 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Twelve subsidy houses on north side of Deneside Road and east side of Holmlands Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/4966 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two subsidy houses on west side of Geneva Road East …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/5615 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1956 – A-D
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Leaflet advertising the Dramatic Society's season 1998-1999 …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/3/243 – Durham Dramatic Society – Production
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Note signed by Alexander Bennett …
Read MoreEP/Ho 822 – Houghton-le-Spring St. Michael Parish – 12 Charities
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Letters from F. Stobart …
Read MoreEP/Ho 823 – Houghton-le-Spring St. Michael Parish – 12 Charities
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Letters from the Charity Commission …
Read MoreEP/Ho 825 – Houghton-le-Spring St. Michael Parish – 12 Charities
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Letter from Henry B. Wright …
Read MoreEP/Ho 828 – Houghton-le-Spring St. Michael Parish – 12 Charities
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Marriage licence for James Carmichael of Aldershot …
Read MoreEP/Win 1/17i – Winlaton St. Paul Parish
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Correspondence between the Charity Commission …
Read MoreEP/Str 209 – Stranton All Saints Parish
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Promissory note issued by chapel trustees …
Read MoreM/SF 271 – Spennymoor and Ferryhill Methodist Circuit
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Photograph of a junior netball team of Wellfield Secondary School …
Read MoreE/E/G240(43) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Newspaper cutting of a photograph of a scene from the Christmas play …
Read MoreE/NW/G13(75) – Langley Park County Junior Mixed and Infants School
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Group photograph of the sergeants of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/268(22) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph captioned Scots Guards …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/15/1(172) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Memorandum from Mr. Bennett of Lincoln's Inn …
Read MoreD/CG 16/575 – Clayton and Gibson – Liddell of Ravensworth Castle etc.
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – 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, 5 May 1913 – 4 November 1913 – A-D
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Individual appeals and umpires' awards, 1925 – 1934 – 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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Postcard with a landscape view of the sidings and 'Railway Station …
Read MoreD/DW 1/2(110) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 2
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Copy of two letters from Private J.F.N. (Fred) Bennett to his wife and his mother …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/828/1 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Be
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Two bungalows …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6193 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Eight houses …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6376 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 5 …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6674 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Subsidy house on south side of Brinkburn Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/5675 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses on west side of Hollyhurst Road …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/7005 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses …
Read MoreDa/NG2/8182 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Correspondence from Jones …
Read MoreD/CG 6/1176 – Clayton and Gibson – Bute, including Windsor, Clavering of Chopwell etc. (part 2)