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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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Margaret Bulmer (natural causes) [14] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/1216 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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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 111 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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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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26 March 1574 (1) Sir George Bowes of Streatlam …
Read MoreD/St/D7/114 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Other properties in County Durham
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Notice and plan of one house situated on the east side of Lower Park Place …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/304 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Notes on the career of Robert Thomas George Bulmer …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/104/6 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Bu to By
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General letters received (indexed) …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/109 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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20 February 1523/24 (1) Most Reverend Father in God Lord Thomas …
Read MoreD/HH 5/1/145 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Family and family settlements
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Letters to Rev. William Henry Bulmer re. the financing of the new schools. 1 September 1862 to 14 October 1863. …
Read MoreD/X 484/190-193 – Miscellaneous documents – Deptford, St. Andrew’s National Schools
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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), January 1913 – February 1914 – A-D
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Layout plans …
Read MoreEP/CM 4/56 – Chilton Moor St. Andrew Parish
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Photograph of Rev. William Henry Philip Bulmer …
Read MoreEP/SHy 2/29 – South Hylton St. Mary Parish
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10 April 1922 (1) Rev. John Bremner Purvis …
Read MoreEP/Sto.HT 4/80 – Stockton Holy Trinity 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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Group photograph of the cross-country running team of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/290(16) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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West and east elevations of Sherburn Mixed and Infants' School …
Read MoreCC/Arch 222 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – County Architect’s Department
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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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Letters out (copies), December 1877 – July 1880 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
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[K 43] English. 9 October 1509. Indenture made 9 October …
Read MoreD/Gr 312 – Greenwell Deeds
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Photograph of members of the Barnard Castle Branch of the D.L.I. Association …
Read MoreD/DLI 9/1/2 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Durham Light Infantry Association
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K. Bulmer …
Read MoreP/14/8/431 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Settlement between William Alderson and Bishop Auckland U.D.C. re responsibility for roadworks …
Read MoreCC/X 82 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – Clerk’s Department
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1879 (1) William Crawford Newby …
Read MoreD/HH 3/5/424 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: County Durham
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Two houses on west side of Brook Terrace …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/2303 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Group photograph of the boxing team of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/290(4) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Letters concerning the appointment of Mr. R. Bulmer as school caretaker …
Read MoreEP/SS.HT 11/561-569 – South Shields Holy Trinity Parish
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Removal order for Sarah Bulmer and her infant son from Alston …
Read MoreEP/Rom 7/31 – Romaldkirk St. Romald Parish
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20 May 1501 (1) William Marley (2) William Bulmer …
Read MoreD/St/D5/1/25 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 1, D/St/D/5/1-5)
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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 15 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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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 88 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 153 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Index to places in Robert & H. Conyers Surtees' Histories of Durham – Thorp Bulmer see Robert Surtees, The History … of Durham …, vol. I, p. 61
Read MoreThorp Bulmer see Robert Surtees, The History … of Durham …, vol. I, p. 61
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Settlement on marriage between Charles Howard of Thorp Bulmer and Margaret …
Read MoreD/Sa/F 399 – Salvin family of Croxdale – Family Papers (part 1)
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Benjamin Hobson and Mary Ann Bulmer …
Read MoreSF/Da/MM 7/36(26) – Darlington Monthly Quaker Meeting
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12 August 1948 (1) C. W. M. Praed and another …
Read MoreD/X 1181/74 – Miscellaneous documents – Records of the estate of the Jolliffe family, barons Hylton, at Chester le Street and elsewhere
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19th October 1965 (1) G. C. A. Doughty and another …
Read MoreD/X 1181/83 – Miscellaneous documents – Records of the estate of the Jolliffe family, barons Hylton, at Chester le Street and elsewhere
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Notice and plan of a house [91] on the east side of Lower Park Place …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/246 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Notice and plan of two houses for J.V. Bulmer on the north-east side of Lower Park Place …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/329 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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£200 …
Read MoreDu 3/5/130 – Durham City Council (1179 – 1974) – Local Board of Health, Urban Sanitary Authority
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – 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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – A-D
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