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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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Novelty postcard with a coloured cartoon of a young lady …
Read MoreD/DW 1/6/43(3) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 6
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M. Collins …
Read MoreP/14/8/607 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Francis Collins (industrial disease) [332] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1129 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Copy cutting from the Northern Echo entitled: 'New men at helm greet each other' relating to renewed links between new chairman of Durham County Council …
Read MoreDC/PI 123/12/17 – Durham County Council (1974 – 2009) – County Press and Information Office
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18 November 1907 (1) Charles Hylton Jolliffe of Newbus Grange …
Read MoreD/X 1181/26 – Miscellaneous documents – Records of the estate of the Jolliffe family, barons Hylton, at Chester le Street and elsewhere
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Photograph of two children …
Read MoreD/Ph 399/414/81 – Photocopies and photographs – Eveline Roberts Johnson of Trimdon: People
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Examination by Durham Justices of the Peace of Ann Smith …
Read MoreUD/BC 108/7/3 – Barnard Castle Urban District Council
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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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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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Brancepeth No. 2 Lodge Minute Book, 18 August 1932 – 24 June 1934 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1909 – November 1910 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages: Victory Pit, Murphy's Pit, Marshall's Pit & Usworth Colliery – all seams, 1911 – 1920 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Photograph of Clare Collins …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/261(32) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Clare Collins …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/261(40) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Walter Collins …
Read MoreEP/Du.MB 147a – Durham St. Mary-le-Bow Parish
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Court roll entry from court in Dionisius Grenvell …
Read MoreEP/Ga.SM 14/66 – Gateshead St. Mary Parish
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Correspondence between Sister Gabrielle Devreese …
Read MoreEP/Fi 43 – Fir Tree St. Mary Parish
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Board of Conciliation for the Durham Coal Trade: Report of Proceedings …
Read MoreD/DMA 18/3/9 – Durham Miners Association – Joint bodies
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – A-D
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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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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 5 May 1913 – 4 November 1913 – 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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Cases referred to arbitration, etc., 1900 – 1918 – A-D
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1914 – November 1915 – 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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Group photograph of 'HQ' Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/81(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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A stevenograph to the memory of William Stafford Collins …
Read MoreND/De 555 – Derwentside District Council (1974 – 2009) – Steel Industry, photographs, etc.
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Thanks for interest in Collins and reporting on his discussions with Sir Anthony Abdy (see also D/Bo/C 13) …
Read MoreD/Bo/C 37-38 – Bowes Museum Collection – Lee Papers
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Ralph Collins (industrial disease) [271] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N/2 /537L – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 39 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – COLLINS, Henry, retired pitman known as 'The Royal Pitman'
Read MoreCOLLINS, Henry, retired pitman known as 'The Royal Pitman'…
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Photograph of John Wright and Clare Collins …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/261(33) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Clare Collins …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/261(50) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Clare Collins …
Read MoreD/DDS 1/5/261(65) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Telegram from Jessie Collins …
Read MoreD/Pe 4/88 – Pease family of Darlington – Political
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9 May 1910 (1) West Auckland Brewery Co. (2) John Smailes of Kip Hill …
Read MoreD/X 839/19 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham City, ‘The London Porter Stores’, Elvet Bridge
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Photograph of a glider described as 'Collins in his Rhonadler' at Sutton Bank International Gliding Competition …
Read MoreD/X 1199/125 – Miscellaneous documents – F.W. Bickerton, architect and local historian, of Fern Cottage, Whorlton; Whorlton overseers’ accounts
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2 October 1920 (1) Charles Hylton Jolliffe of Newbus Grange …
Read MoreD/X 1181/30 – Miscellaneous documents – Records of the estate of the Jolliffe family, barons Hylton, at Chester le Street and elsewhere
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Mortgage of a half share in the Lodge and land at Wolsingham …
Read MoreD/X 455/1(931) – Miscellaneous documents – Christopher Johnson and son, of Durham City, lawyers
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Record of Permits to Erect Monuments …
Read MoreCP/Sac 14/3 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – A-D
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1955 – A-D
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1962 – A-D
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