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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 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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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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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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Plan of proposed house and shop …
Read MoreRD/La 143/717 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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23 November 1816 (1) Joseph Henry Bates of Buxton …
Read MoreD/X 1503/6 – Miscellaneous documents – Sadberge, Kaw Moor Close deeds
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Bill of Thomas Clement for carpenter's work in January 1839 (including details of the work undertaken); with receipt for payment by Mr. Fenwick …
Read MoreD/X 1493/617/22 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Letter from W.H.D. Longstaffe …
Read MoreD/X 1338/9/3 – Miscellaneous documents – Teesdale Record Society: Michael Aislabie Denham archive
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
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Postcard from John Daly …
Read MoreD/Loco 3/3/1 – Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon
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25 January 1742/3 (1) Margaret Shutt of Whorlton …
Read MoreD/CG 12/6 – Clayton and Gibson – Harrison, Stanton and Bell of Stubb House
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30 September 1774 (1) Cuthbert Ward of Newlandside Hall …
Read MoreD/CG 13/262 – Clayton and Gibson – Hildyard family of Horsley Hall
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30 September 1774 (1) Cutherbet Ward of Newlandside Hall …
Read MoreD/CG 13/268 – Clayton and Gibson – Hildyard family of Horsley Hall
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11 November 1762 (1) Robert Blakiston Bowes of Bradley …
Read MoreD/CG 17/9 – Clayton and Gibson – Bowes and Straker families of Bradley Hall
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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – A-D
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – A-D
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Individual appeals and umpires' awards, 1925 – 1934 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – A-D
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Photograph of the Chairman of Durham County Councillor …
Read MoreCC/X 187/25 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – Photographs
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29 – 30 April 1718 (1) Ann Tempest of St. Clement Danes …
Read MoreD/CG 7/290 – Clayton and Gibson – Clavering of Axwell and Greencroft (part 1)
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Stanley Clement (industrial disease) [358] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/816 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 153 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Memorandum …
Read MoreD/X 1667/11/23 – Miscellaneous documents – 10-14. Quaker records
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Bill of Thomas Clement for carpenter's work in June 1841 (including details of the work undertaken) …
Read MoreD/X 1493/500 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 113 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 155 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 158 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 48 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 60 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Stephen Paul Francis Clement (open) [396] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/3387 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Letters from J.A. Dixon and Chartres and Youll of Newcastle …
Read MoreEP/GF 4/54 – Gateshead Fell Parish
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14 June 1653 (1) James Clement of Ricknell Grange and John Clement of Preston-upon-Skerne …
Read MoreD/El 38/2 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Nunstainton and Woodham to Preston-le-Skerne
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24 October 1653 (1) Richard Stevenson …
Read MoreD/El 38/3 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Nunstainton and Woodham to Preston-le-Skerne
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Undertaking to pay £5 …
Read MoreD/Br/D 240 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 01) places A to B
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1878 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, November 1915 – November 1916 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Stonemen's minutes, June 1904 – July 1909 – A-D
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30 – 31 January 1756 (1) Robert Blakiston Bowes of Durham …
Read MoreD/CG 17/8 – Clayton and Gibson – Bowes and Straker families of Bradley Hall
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 12 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 62 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Plan of proposed cow byre …
Read MoreRD/La 143/310 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Plan of proposed stable in back street of Durham Road …
Read MoreRD/La 143/733 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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29 April 1806 (1) The Churchwardens and the Guardians of the Poor of Darlington (2) William Clement …
Read MoreD/X 666/28 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington Poor Law, Sunderland and other records
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Photograph of Captain R.A. Clement …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/265(48) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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15 August 1656 (1) Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/8 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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Marriage settlement of Robert Blakiston Bowes of Durham and Ann …
Read MoreD/X 455/1(820) – Miscellaneous documents – Christopher Johnson and son, of Durham City, lawyers
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30 September 1774 (1) Cuthbert Ward of Newlandside Hall …
Read MoreD/CG 13/265 – Clayton and Gibson – Hildyard family of Horsley Hall
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Monthly account of carpenter's work undertaken by Thomas Clement …
Read MoreD/X 1493/347 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Bill of Thomas Clement for carpenter's work in February 1839 (including details of the work undertaken); with receipt for payment by Mr. Fenwick …
Read MoreD/X 1493/617/44 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others