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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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Stephen Craig (addiction to drugs) [357] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/1341 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Mona Isabella Craig (suicide) …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/585 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Photograph of Craig pruning a hedge …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/11 – Photocopies and photographs
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Photograph of Craig clearing a path …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/12 – Photocopies and photographs
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Photograph of Ann …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/111 – Photocopies and photographs
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Derek Malcolm Craig …
Read MoreD/XD 97/35/76 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington – Darlington Football Club
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Snooker Room, ‘Big Club'
Read Morehord0275 – Local Authority Records
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 April 1899 – 17 January 1910 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 21 February 1918 – 30 July 1919 – A-D
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8 December 1920 1 William Teasdale Craig 2 Trustees of Gilligate Church Estate Charity Memorandum of agreement concerning right of way by premises situated in Gilesgate and private land and roadway situated behind said premises Consideration: 6s. …
Read MoreD/GCEC/61 – Gilligate Church Estate Charity
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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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Andrew's House Lodge, Minute Book, 'Resolution Book', giving minutes of General Committee, and special meetings, 14 December 1917 – 6 April 1922 – A-D
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1945] – A-D
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 October 1923 – 16 July 1925 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – 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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Photograph of Corporal W.J. Craig …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/33/8(18) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames A: As to Ay
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Photograph of Captain Craig …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/46/13(69) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Ba
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Papers relating to the opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament …
Read MoreD/Lo/F 593 – Londonderry Estates – Family and Personal Papers (part 1)
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Letter from Cecil Beaton …
Read MoreD/X 772/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Letter from R.C.H. Briggs …
Read MoreD/X 772/4 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Newspaper obituaries and recollections of Sir Sydney Cockerell (18671962) …
Read MoreD/X 772/7 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Signed photographs of Viscount Montgomery of Alamein including two of portraits painted by Oswald Birley (1948) and Denis Fildes (1956?) …
Read MoreD/X 772/17 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Letter from Ninette De Valois …
Read MoreD/X 772/21 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Order of service in memory of Donald Wolfit held at the Royal Parish Church of St. Martin in the Fields …
Read MoreD/X 772/29 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Photograph of Leadgate Church School …
Read MoreD/X 2310/2/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Education in Leadgate
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Photograph of Craig cleaning out the calf pens while being watched by a calf …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/70 – Photocopies and photographs
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Record of Permits to Erect Monuments …
Read MoreCP/Sac 14/2 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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Territorial Force Efficiency Medal
Read MoreAn oval medal with obverse showing effigy of King George V. Reverse has words TERRITORIAL FORCE EFFICIENCY MEDAL on plain background. Edge inscribed:…
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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 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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Copy letters concerning dissatisfaction with working practices at Browney Colliery, 21 March and 23 March 1932 – A-D
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Eden Lodge, subscription accounts, 4 January 1946 – 1 June 1948 – A-D
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Photograph of a man in a rowing boat …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/75/25(47) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames B: Bo
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J.J. Craig …
Read MoreP/14/8/673 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Sequestration granted to the Rural Dean of Lanchester …
Read MoreEP/SM 4/20 – South Moor St. George Parish
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3 October 1928 (1) Agnes Craig …
Read MoreD/X 929/22 – Miscellaneous documents – Stanhope, Bridge End Farm plan, and Romaldkirk deeds
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Photograph of Craig removing the hedge clippings …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/13 – Photocopies and photographs
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Photograph of Craig lining his trench with manure …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/17 – Photocopies and photographs
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Photograph of Craig using the secateurs during brash-clearing work in Houghall Wood …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/45 – Photocopies and photographs
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Photograph of Craig hammering a piece of metal on the anvil …
Read MoreD/Ph 379/133 – Photocopies and photographs
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Letter from R.A. Butler …
Read MoreD/X 772/2 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees
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Letters from Percy Lubbock …
Read MoreD/X 772/14 – Miscellaneous documents – Personal and Literary Papers of Virginia Surtees