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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 59 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 68 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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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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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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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 21 February 1918 – 30 July 1919 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Photograph of Company Sergeant-Major J. Bradwell …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/12(771) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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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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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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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – A-D
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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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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.4, 1 January 1923 – 15 December 1924 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, subscription accounts, 4 January 1946 – 1 June 1948 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 71 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Page from a family bible containing names of family members …
Read MoreD/X 2056/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Taylor family bible
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., June – December 1908 – A-D
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Solicitors' account, 1913 – 1915 – A-D
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Annual Review of the Work of the Compensation Department, later called Annual Reports and Compensation Reports, 1927, 1929 – 1946 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 6 July 1925 – 8 December 1926 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, subscription accounts, 5 July 1946 – 31 December 1948 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 October 1914 – 4 February 1915 – A-D
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.5, 14 January – 21 December 1925 – A-D
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Group photograph of the non-commissioned officers of the 6th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/12(779) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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Letter from Bell …
Read MoreD/X 1056/209 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby, solicitors, Consett
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Annual Review of the Work of the Compensation Department, later called Annual Reports and Compensation Reports, 1927, 1929 – 1946 – A-D
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.2, 5 January 1920 – 5 December 1921 – A-D
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Photograph of a Christmas pageant at the Mission Hall …
Read MoreEP/Si 14/51 – Silksworth St. Matthew Parish
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1913 – October 1916 – A-D
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1910 – A-D
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Committee meeting minutes, 1922 – A-D
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1923-1926 – A-D
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Sick department register – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 58 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Cash book, 19 September 1888 – 30 June 1892 – A-D
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 23 April 1942 – 28 December 1942 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Eden Lodge subscription accounts, 4 July 1913 – 26 February 1917 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 72 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1944-1945] – A-D
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