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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 …
Q/D/L 80 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 84 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 118 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 145 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Q/D/L 57 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Anthony Chilton (accident) [588] …
COR/Du.S 2/1916 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Lease by the trustees of Robert Chilton of Houghton-le-Spring to John Tempest of a wayleave through Hall Moor …
D/Lo/F 315 – Londonderry Estates – Family and Personal Papers (part 1)
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6 March 1918 (1) W.H. Ralston (2) Bertie Chilton of Trees Farm …
D/HH 5/8/40 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Cotherstone stints
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Miscellaneous papers relating to the estate …
D/TPa 108 – James Turnbull Son and Parkinson (estate agents)
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Notice and plans of a dwelling house [3 Stanhope Road North] …
Da/NG 2/192 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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21 November 1776 (1) Nicholas Chilton of Fishburn …
D/DCB 13 – City and County of Durham Permanent Benefit Building Society
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31 August 1883 (1) Francis Boulton of Sunderland …
D/X 1056/175 – Miscellaneous documents – Snowball, Tucker and Bibby, solicitors, Consett
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19 November 1816 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham (2) John Chilton of Fishburn …
D/X 1334/84 – Miscellaneous documents – Heworth, Heworth Shore and Sunderland property belonging to John George Joicey
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Letter from C. H. Noble …
D/XD 95/17 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington – Papers of J. Douglas Chilton (died 1986), director of Pease’s Mill
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Four bungalows …
Da/NG 2/6262 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses …
Da/NG 2/6295 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Amendment to house on north side of Coniscliffe Road …
Da/NG 2/6300 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Layout of streets on west side of Hollyhurst Road …
Da/NG 2/6333 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two bungalows …
Da/NG 2/6334 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses …
Da/NG 2/6389 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two bungalows …
Da/NG 2/6415 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Six houses …
Da/NG 2/6531 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 47 and 49 Geneva Drive …
Da/NG 2/6563 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 38 …
Da/NG 2/6567 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 8 and 10 …
Da/NG 2/6581 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 11 and 15 Oakhurst Road …
Da/NG 2/6623 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Notice and plan of proposed alterations and additions to property and new shop front [6] for F. Chilton on the west side of Northgate …
Da/NG 2/1339 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses on south side of Greenmount Road …
Da/NG 2/6731 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 31 and 33 Greenmount Road …
Da/NG 2/6825 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 46 and 48 Blackwell Lane …
Da/NG 2/6840 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Number 2 Woodcrest Road and number 32 Manor Road …
Da/NG 2/6909 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 44-50 Ravensdale Road …
Da/NG 2/6944 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 378 and 380 Haughton Road …
Da/NG 2/6998 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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New sewer in Staindrop Road …
Da/NG 2/7015 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 32-42 Staindrop Crescent …
Da/NG 2/7056 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses …
Da/NG2/8212 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses …
Da/NG2/8297 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Cow byre …
Da/NG2/8311 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Amended plan for 22 and 24 Estoril Road …
Da/NG2/7755 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 9 and 11 Hartford Road …
Da/NG2/7769 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 81 and 83 Staindrop Road …
Da/NG2/7880 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 57 and 59 Carnaby Road …
Da/NG2/8043 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 1 and 3 Estoril Road …
Da/NG 2/7193 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 15 and 17 Estoril Road …
Da/NG 2/7232 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 29 and 31 The Crossway …
Da/NG 2/7254 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Two houses on west side of Lunedale Road …
Da/NG 2/7281 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 79 and 80 Lunedale Road …
Da/NG 2/7296 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 41 and 43 Staindrop Road …
Da/NG 2/7361 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 1 and 3 Whitbank Road …
Da/NG 2/7463 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Numbers 1 …
Da/NG 2/7468 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans