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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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Copy report on the Langdon lead mines by Thomas J. Bewick …
Read MoreD/HLB 1/13 – Beadle Collection
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 115 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 145 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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John Robert Bewick …
Read MoreCOR/NW/3/31 – North-West Durham Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Report by John Bewick on Spen Banks …
Read MoreD/St/E5/17/26 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Gibside (part 2)
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines for … Durham District (No.4) … for the year 1897, 1898 – A-D
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Various papers enclosed in Hutchinson's Durham …
Read MoreD/DT 4/3 – Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club – Reference Library and Other Material
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Unsigned anatomical drawing [probably by Bewick] of human torso viewed from the back …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/1 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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Anatomical drawing of muscle held by cord …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/12 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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Anatomical drawing of human chest and neck to show ribs and thorax …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/14 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 5C of Wellfield Secondary School …
Read MoreE/E/G239(8) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(185) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1878 – A-D
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – 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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Letter from Thomas Bewick …
Read MoreD/HLB 1/32 – Beadle Collection
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Norman Bewick (accidental death) …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N/2/284 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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House on east side of Elton Parade …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/2075 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Group photograph of the officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/291(23) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 3C of Wellfield A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G238(12) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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George Bewick (accidental death) [1161] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/2446 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Report of John W. Bewick …
Read MoreD/St/E5/15/65 – Strathmore Estate – Estate Administration: Gibside (part 2)
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10 April 1610 (1) Ralph Wilson of Kirklepton …
Read MoreD/St/D2/2/96 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Kirklevington Estate
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 8 – 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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 35 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 125 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Drawings initialled W.B. [William Bewick] of feet and anatomical drawing of muscles …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/18 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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6 December 1757 (1) Middleton Teasdale of Beaufront …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 768 – Sherburn Hospital
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13 November 1758 (1) Rev. Robert Stillingfleet …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 772-773 – Sherburn Hospital
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Thomas Bewick,the Tyneside engraver
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 9 March 1914 – 3 July 1914 – 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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 81 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 127 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 137 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 144 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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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 9 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 60 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 1A of Wellfield A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G237(18) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Anatomical drawings of feet …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/3 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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Unsigned Anatomical drawings (probably by Bewick) of horses head and human torso viewed from the front to show rib cage …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/16 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford
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Two anatomical drawings initialled W.B. [William Bewick] of an arm with extended finger and a horses leg …
Read MoreD/Ad 22/19 – Adamson family of Gainford – Adamsons as landowners and landlords in Gainford