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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 115 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 118 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 38 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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George Craggs (industrial disease) [173] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1457 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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4 January 1721/2 (1) Thomas Craggs of Sunderland …
Read MoreD/El 30/14 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Mordon to Newbiggin
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Letter from Robert Craggs …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/38/63 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/6 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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16 April 1863 (1) William Craggs of Mount Pleasant near Crook …
Read MoreD/X 1595/2 – Miscellaneous documents – Billy Row, 18 Well Bank, deeds
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – A-D
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, March 1914 – December 1914 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Joint Committee Meetings (East District), Agenda book (with notes), 1914 – 1915 – A-D
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Letter from Thomas Craggs …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/219/95 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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8 April 1774 (2) Christopher Craggs of Sunderland …
Read MoreEP/Du.SM 399 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – Churchwardens: Parish property
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Telegram from E. Craggs …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/6/11(266) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 6th Battalion
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Interview with Mrs Elizabeth Holmes
Read More01 Mrs E Holmes_Hord0004 – Local Authority Records
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Horden Band Headquarters
Read Morehord0376 – Local Authority Records
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1878 – A-D
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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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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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Minute Book, Arbitration Committee of the Durham Colliery Owners' Mutual Protection Association and the Durham Miners' Association, 24 January 1946 – 13 November 1951 – 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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Lee Darren Craggs (accidental death) [1025] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3950 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Correspondence between Richard Jackson …
Read MoreEP/Sto 321 – Stockton St. Thomas Parish
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Photograph of pupils in Form 3A of A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G231(13) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 4B of Wellfield A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G238(10) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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George Craggs (against a background of several varied co-morbidities the deceased was unable to withstand final medical insults of blood loss …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3278 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 8 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 15 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 23 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 32 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 41 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 44 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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19 February 1768 (1) William Walker the elder of Sedgefield …
Read MoreD/Br/D 3076 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 08) places S
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Letter from John Craggs …
Read MoreD/X 1493/172 – Miscellaneous documents – Bowes estate records: Gibside and others
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Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902
Read MoreA circular medal, obverse shows left-facing bust of Queen Victoria. Reverse shows Britannia, holding flag and laurel crown, soldiers, and ships and…
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1912 – A-D
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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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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 9 March 1914 – 3 July 1914 – A-D
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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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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1927 – A-D
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