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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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[M 27] English. Four pages of foolscap …
D/Gr 344 – Greenwell Deeds
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 38 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 57 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 59 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 68 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Malcolm Bowes [518] …
COR/Du.N 3/333 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Index to family trees in Robert Surtees, 'The History of the County Palatine of Durham' – Bowes family of Barnes see Robert Surtees, The History … of Durham …, vol.1, p.236
Bowes family of Barnes see Robert Surtees, The History … of Durham …, vol.1, p.236
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Letter from Henry Mowbray …
D/St/C 5/600/11 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Scott …
D/St/C 5/600/12 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from R. Hodgson …
D/St/C 5/600/16 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from J. B. Potterton …
D/St/C 5/600/30b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Dr. George Macilwain …
D/St/C 5/600/111 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from [E. G.] Maria Price …
D/St/C 5/601/25a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from [E. G.] Maria Price to John Bowes …
D/St/C 5/601/37a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Sir Robert Price …
D/St/C 5/601/38 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from E. G. Maria Price …
D/St/C 5/601/39 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Joseph Pease …
D/St/C 5/603/3 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Note by John Bowes …
D/St/C 5/603/1b(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Leonard Raisbeck …
D/St/C 5/603/28 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Very Rev. George Waddington …
D/St/C 5/603/74 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Thomas Bowes …
D/El 20/12 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Great Chilton to Little Chilton
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Letter from Thomas Bowes …
D/El 20/23 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Great Chilton to Little Chilton
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Opinion of P.B. Brodie on new leases proposed to be granted by the bishop of Durham to Lady Barrington …
D/El 23/54 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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4 August 1578 (1) George Bowes …
D/St/D1/14/7 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 2, D/St/D/1/5-14)
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General release by George Middleton of Southshields …
D/St/D7/133 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Other properties in County Durham
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20 March 1569/70 (1) Sir George Bowes of Southcowton …
D/St/D8/2/9 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Yorkshire (excluding Wemmergill and Kirklevington estates)
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4 May 1735 (1) George Bowes of Gibside …
D/St/D5/2/210 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 1, D/St/D/5/1-5)
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/391/101b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from M. F. Harwood …
D/St/C 5/392/1(i, ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from M. F. Harwood …
D/St/C 5/392/2(i, ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from J. S. Thompson …
D/St/C 5/393/8a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/23 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/27 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Elizabeth Turner …
D/St/C 5/393/35 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/36 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from ANON …
D/St/C 5/393/51 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/56(i, ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from Robert Lee …
D/St/C 5/393/79b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/86 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/94 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/99(i, ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/101c – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/109a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from James Gilchrist …
D/St/C 5/393/109b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/111 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/112 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/131 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/393/141 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/394/5a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Letter from John Hammond Peart …
D/St/C 5/394/9b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence