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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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Letter of E. Shinwell …
Read MoreD/X 587/60 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Letter of sympathy from Rev. W. Clarke at Wass …
Read MoreD/X 587/73 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Enquiry form about a missing parcel …
Read MoreD/X 587/134 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Letter recounting his first visit to a mine and of the contrast in the way the Europeans and Africans live …
Read MoreD/X 587/189 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Nurse M. Cain in uniform …
Read MoreD/X 587/485 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain taken at Owl Studios …
Read MoreD/X 587/317 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/318 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain with a man and a boy …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/70 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Frances Cain and a crowd at Durham Miners' Gala …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/112 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of four women including Frances Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/118 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of N. Sanderson …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/137 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of four women including Mrs. Frances Cain in the sea …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/156 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Joe Stark …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/174 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Frances Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/183 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Wheatley Hill colliery band and lodge banner at Blackhall on May Day …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/195 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain and Frances Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/374 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/380 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/388 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain sitting in a deck chair with a woman and a dog …
Read MoreD/X 587/393 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1956 – 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), October 1896 – April 1898 – A-D
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Parcels for prisoners of war giving names, postal addresses, lodges, etc., 1943 – 1944 – 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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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 October 1923 – 16 July 1925 – 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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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – A-D
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17 April 1875 (1) Rev. Robert Maughan …
Read MoreEP/Hea 11/6 – Heathery Cleugh St. Thomas Parish
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Photograph of two women …
Read MoreD/X 587/473 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/X 587/477 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Edward Cain in Army uniform …
Read MoreD/X 587/484 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of a reception of International Miners' Delegates in Berlin …
Read MoreD/X 587/488 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph taken at the opening of the soldiers club in Wheatley Hill by E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/505 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of an unidentified musical evening …
Read MoreD/X 587/517 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Letter to Mrs Cain telling her that Mr. Cain will arrive back in London on 10 September …
Read MoreD/X 587/210 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain with a band and other native people on their way to the Second Burial …
Read MoreD/X 587/267 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain sitting on a park bench …
Read MoreD/X 587/325 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/337/2 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain at Crimdon Dene …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/55 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain with two women infront of a monument …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/61 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain with a man and woman …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/115 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain in the uniform of the Royal Engineers …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/139 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of the presentation of the television set to the Aged Miners' Hostel by the Right Honourable E. Shinwell M.P. …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/192 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of Edgar Parry and E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/243 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Photograph of E. Cain …
Read MoreD/X 587/350 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers