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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 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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Conveyance by Richard Curtys of Durham and John Heath …
Read MoreD/Lo/F 321 – Londonderry Estates – Family and Personal Papers (part 1)
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Group photograph of Lily Laundry staff …
Read MoreD/LL 99 – Lily Laundry
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6 April 1832 (1) Robert Baldwin and Charles Craddock (2) John Clark and Robert Clark Bond of (1)to (2) in £2 …
Read MoreD/HH 2/10/247 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Partnerships, business, bankruptcy
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – 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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Photograph of class teacher …
Read MoreE/E/G184(7) – Blackhall Colliery Council School
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Photograph of a performance of Ernie's Incredible Illucinations …
Read MoreD/CL 27/278/125 – Durham County Library Collection – Postcards and photographs: Allensford to Dipton
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Notes and transcripts of records about John Craddock and his family in the seventeenth century …
Read MoreD/Ed 15/2/10-15 – Edleston family of Gainford – R.H. and Alice Edleston’s Research Interests
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Lisbon …
Read MoreD/Lo/C 17/24 – Londonderry Estates – Correspondence: Despatches from the Peninsula
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Trevor Craddock (natural causes) [917] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1868 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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29 May 1907 (1) John Michael Walker of Wingate …
Read MoreD/X 876/14 – Miscellaneous documents – Charity of John Airey and others, Trimdon
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.4, 1 January 1923 – 15 December 1924 – A-D
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Hamsteels Lodge, minutes, 1902 – 1905 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 81 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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1845 (1) Edward Poole …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/1294 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Papers relating to a dispute concerning the tithes of Long Newton between George Vane and the Rev. James Douglas …
Read MoreD/Lo/F 203(1-3) – Londonderry Estates – Family and Personal Papers (part 1)
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1 November 1803 (1) Sheldon Craddock of Hartforthe …
Read MoreD/Ed 10/1/17 – Edleston family of Gainford – Estate Papers
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Group photograph of Lily Laundry staff …
Read MoreD/LL 97 – Lily Laundry
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History of Gainford Old Hall and its founder …
Read MoreD/Bo/G 61/1 – Bowes Museum Collection – Thomas Bell and Sons, surveyors (places Ch to G)
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An attested copy of Thomas Earl of Strathmore's Bill and of Jane his wife and Anne and Mary Nicholson of West Rainton against James Malled …
Read MoreD/Ed 15/2/172 – Edleston family of Gainford – R.H. and Alice Edleston’s Research Interests
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27 May 1783 (1) Francis Holmes of Darlington …
Read MoreD/X 1947/2/2 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington deeds
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New Zealand Campaigns Medal 1845-66
Read MoreA circular medal, obverse shows veiled head of Queen Victoria with 'VICTORIA: D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: ' around the rim. Reverse shows a…
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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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11 August 1936 (1) Ernest Clifford Adamson (2) Lida Wedgewood …
Read MoreD/Ad 13/90 – Adamson family of Gainford – Gainford properties leased by the Adamson family
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May 1816 (1) Sheldon Craddock of Hartforth …
Read MoreD/HH 3/2/10 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Barnard Castle
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Group photograph of Lily Laundry staff …
Read MoreD/LL 100 – Lily Laundry
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11 February 1933 (1) Ernest Clifford Adamson (2) George Henry Metcalfe Craddock Memorandum of agreement of lease (1) to (2) of house situated at 'the Green' …
Read MoreD/Ad 13/81 – Adamson family of Gainford – Gainford properties leased by the Adamson family
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Letter of Sheldon Craddock at York to [Mr. Louis Walton] concerning the drafting of D/Ed 10/1/17 …
Read MoreD/Ed 10/1/13 – Edleston family of Gainford – Estate Papers
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Abstract of the title of Sheldon Craddock …
Read MoreD/Ed 10/1/15 – Edleston family of Gainford – Estate Papers
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Derek Craddock [554] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 3/164 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Group photograph of Company Headquarters staff …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/16/5 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Northumbria Heritage Magazine Vol 11 number 5
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Settlement certificate of William Craddock …
Read MoreD/HH 2/2/223 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Edwards family of Barnard Castle (part 1)
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Unidentified newspaper report that Percy Craddock of Byers Green …
Read MoreD/X 779/213/6 – Miscellaneous documents – W.L. Colley of Byers Green (part 2)
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Letter from H.E. Craddock …
Read MoreEP/Ay 3/160 – Aycliffe St. Andrew Parish – Tithe
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Photograph of officer …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/287(63) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Group photograph of Lily Laundry staff …
Read MoreD/LL 96 – Lily Laundry
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Notes concerning the will of Sir Joseph Craddock …
Read MoreEP/Du.MB 210/19 – Durham St. Mary-le-Bow Parish
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Deed of settlement whereby George Lodge and Elizabeth Wilkinson pay the plaintiffs £150 and deliver promissory note for £20 to be cancelled …
Read MoreD/St/L1/15/4 – Strathmore Estate – Legal Affairs: Court cases and disputes (part 3)
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16 May 1853 (1) Rev. Thomas Poulton Clark …
Read MoreM/Da 1154 – Darlington Methodist Circuit
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Northern Echo's report of a secret visit to Bejing by Sir Percy Craddock …
Read MoreD/X 779/213/8 – Miscellaneous documents – W.L. Colley of Byers Green (part 2)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 64 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 69 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 94 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 30 December 1941 – 23 June 1941 – A-D
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.2, 5 January 1920 – 5 December 1921 – A-D
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Binchester Lodge Minute Book, 28 June 1901 – 4 May 1903 – A-D
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