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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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 80 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 84 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 103 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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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 118 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 57 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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David Bradley (took his own life) [722] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3673 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Thomasina Bradley [914] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 3/226 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Bessie Bradley …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 3/59 – Durham South Coroner – Non-inquest files
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28 and 29 December 1744 (1) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass …
Read MoreD/El 44/7-8 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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22 and 23 October 1766 (1) John Swainston of Stockton …
Read MoreD/El 43/54-55 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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16 September 1760 (1) Anthony Hubbock …
Read MoreD/El 17/4 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Great Chilton to Little Chilton
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Letters from Joseph Russell Richardson …
Read MoreD/St/C2/21/3 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Estate agents (part 5) McQueen, Bradley, Kirkup
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3 May 1760 (1) Nevinson Heslop of Barnard Castle …
Read MoreD/St/D1/4/212 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/6 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Receipt book …
Read MoreCP/Sac 16/1 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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Abstract of title …
Read MoreD/DBS 7/6/46 – Darlington Building Society
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Promissory note of John and Anthony Todd for £100 to Robert Todd …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/798 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Draft awards of Thomas Bradley …
Read MoreD/HH 2/8/80 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Trusts and settlements (Wheldon era)
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29 April 1839 (1) Henry Temple of Eppleby …
Read MoreD/HH 3/1/37/5 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Office drafts (part 2)
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1902 (1) Hannah Liddel Raine of Staindrop Hall …
Read MoreD/HH 3/2/37 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Barnard Castle
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Photograph of a group of conductors and drivers relaxing at a roadside …
Read MoreD/X 1495/61 – Miscellaneous documents – Wilkinson’s Motor Services of Sedgefield
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23 August 1850 (1) John Fawcett of North Bailey …
Read MoreD/X 1207/1/158 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin, Joliffe and Hylton families
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Notice and plan of proposed new shop front [94 Bondgate] for Robert Bradley on the south side of Bondgate …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/1261 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Inventory of engravings …
Read MoreD/X 94/80 – Miscellaneous documents – Charles Eden Wagstaff of Durham city, engraver, and Andrews & Co., booksellers (part 1)
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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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 6 November 1913 – 9 March 1914 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), January 1913 – February 1914 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), June 1916 – January 1917 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – 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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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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A correct copy of Mr Bradley' s valuation of all the real property in the township of Barnard Castle …
Read MoreEP/BC 7/269 – Barnard Castle St. Mary Parish – 07 Overseers of the Poor
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Skeleton plan of the parish of Barningham …
Read MoreEP/Ba 3/39 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Photograph of hockey club …
Read MoreE/HB 2/692 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Photograph of boat club …
Read MoreE/HB 2/694 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Duplicate photograph of E/E G235(6) …
Read MoreE/E/G236(4) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Photograph of a group of pupils dressed in historical costume …
Read MoreE/C/G810 – Durham Blue Coat 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 of the staff of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/275(7) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Photograph of a swimming team of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/289(46) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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4 November 1572 Letters Patent granting to Sir George Bowes of Streatlam …
Read MoreD/CG 17/1 – Clayton and Gibson – Bowes and Straker families of Bradley Hall
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George A Sutherland – Aged 15, Brown Street
Read Moreeasc0109 – Local Authority Records
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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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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – 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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