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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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[F 18] Latin. 2 October 1560. Dated secundo die Octobris anno regni dominae nostrae Elizabeth … secundo. Charter whereby Robert Dalton …
D/Gr 325 – Greenwell Deeds
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Re. Frank Cooke …
CCo/Da 32 – Darlington County Court
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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 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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1 May 1632 (1) John Blakeston of Little Burdon in Warden Law …
D/St/D2/2/9 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Kirklevington Estate
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Photocopy of press cutting concerning appointment of John Robert Cooke as general manager of the Haswell Co-operative Society …
D/Co/WC 7 – West Cornforth Co-operative Society
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Letter from Andrew Perrott …
D/X 2055/7/2 – Miscellaneous documents – R. Richmond of Stockton, solicitor and Richmond Family
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Drawing of The Old Mill …
D/X 1844/1/1(58) – Miscellaneous documents – History of Fishburn
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Photostat copy of 'The Miner's Pocket Companion' …
D/X 411/302 – Miscellaneous documents – William A. Moyes: Wingate and other colliery records
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Diary …
D/X 914/11 – Miscellaneous documents – Diaries of John Pease of Darlington
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Photograph of Ann Cooke manning the bottle stall at St. Peter's Church garden fete …
D/X 779/432/97(1) – Miscellaneous documents – W.L. Colley of Byers Green (part 2)
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Copy photograph of two unidentified nurses …
D/Ph 386/70/1 – Photocopies and photographs – Sedgefield Hospital and Spennymoor Labour Party
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Copy photograph of three unidentified members of nursing staff …
D/Ph 386/70/4 – Photocopies and photographs – Sedgefield Hospital and Spennymoor Labour Party
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Copy photograph of two unidentified nurses standing in front of the entrance to a ward …
D/Ph 386/70/6 – Photocopies and photographs – Sedgefield Hospital and Spennymoor Labour Party
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
Contains the records for people with surnames between A-D.
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Photograph of Marion Clapham …
D/DDS 1/5/310/1(78) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/315/1(11) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Liz Cooke and Jane Chapman …
D/DDS 1/5/315/1(33) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Judy McKinnell …
D/DDS 1/5/315/1(61) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Alison McCubbin …
D/DDS 1/5/287/1(15) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Eirian Jones …
D/DDS 1/5/287/1(34) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Will Meredith and Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/287/1(45) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Eirian Jones …
D/DDS 1/5/287/1(49) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Sarah Watkins …
D/DDS 1/5/289/1(46) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Sarah Watkins …
D/DDS 1/5/289/1(48) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(9) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Lesley Anderson …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(14) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Colin Clarke …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(24) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke as Glenn Cooper …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(27) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Colin Clarke …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(43) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(51) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Tony Masinton …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(52) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Jane Chapman …
D/DDS 1/5/290/1(59) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Anthony Davison and Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/291/1(7) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Marion Clapham …
D/DDS 1/5/291/1(54) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Liz Cooke and David Simpson …
D/DDS 1/5/279/1(33) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/281/1(26) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Michael Smith …
D/DDS 1/5/285/1(31) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Gordon bond and Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/285/1(41) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Kate Lawrie and Brian Cooke as Sir Percy Shorter …
D/DDS 1/5/286/1(6) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke and Jennifer Gill …
D/DDS 1/5/286/1(79) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Michael Smith and Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/296/1(11) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Ian Woodhouse and Liz Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/296/1(23) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Gordon bond as Lysander …
D/DDS 1/5/300/1(4) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Peter Clarke …
D/DDS 1/5/302/1(32) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Neil Gander …
D/DDS 1/5/302/1(45) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke …
D/DDS 1/5/305/1(14) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Brian Cooke and Teresa Hagger …
D/DDS 1/5/305/1(16) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs
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Photograph of Ian Woodhouse …
D/DDS 1/5/260/1(27) – Durham Dramatic Society – Photographs