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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 118 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Brancepeth No. 2 Lodge Minute Book, 18 August 1932 – 24 June 1934 – A-D
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
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Article from an unidentified newspaper …
Read MoreD/BAFC 33/14/32 – Bishop Auckland Football Club
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 113 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Engraving entitled 'A Plan of the River Wear from Newbridge to Sunderland Barr as it Appeared at Low Water' …
Read MoreD/CL 24/1 – Durham County Library Collection – Engravings
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Martin Stewart Burleigh …
Read MoreD/XD 97/35/87 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington – Darlington Football Club
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, Minute book, January 1917 – October 1920 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 123 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Copies of photographs …
Read MoreD/MRP 39/1 – Mining Records Project – (part 1)
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge Minute Book, 20 March 1930 – 13 August 1932 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 121 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Plan of the river from Newbridge to Sunderland Barr …
Read MoreNCB 2 /285A – National Coal Board
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'Plan of the River Wear from Newbridge (nr. Chester-le-Street) to Sunderland Barr' (with detailed schedules and showing town of Sunderland) by Burleigh and Thompson …
Read MoreD/XP 64 – Miscellaneous plans – Miscellaneous plans
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1951 – A-D
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Treasurers' cash book, October 1914 – May 1916 – 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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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, Minute book, August 1927 – March 1930 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 121 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 120 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 124 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 5 January 1942 – 29 June 1942 – A-D
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 12 January 1911 – 13 February 1913 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), July 1897 – October 1901 – A-D
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, register of members' contributions, 14 July 1961 – 29 December 1961 – A-D
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6 September 1781 (1) Thomas Carr of Houghton-le-Spring …
Read MoreD/X 487/1/127 – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Darlington Library (part 2)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 123 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Letter from William Burleigh …
Read MoreD/CG 16/1259 – Clayton and Gibson – Liddell of Ravensworth Castle etc.
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Letter from John Dodshon …
Read MoreSF/Su 113/4/1 – Sunderland Preparative Quaker Meeting – part 3
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1890 – A-D
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, Minute book, March 1925 – August 1927 – A-D
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Plan 'of the lordship of High Worsell lying near Yarm in the North Riding of the County of York surveyed for the Honourable George Bowes esq. by Burleigh and Thompson' …
Read MoreD/St/P3/1 – Strathmore Estate – Plans: Kirklevington Estate (including Worsall and Picton)