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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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[K 67] Latin. Two strips of parchment. 15 August 1625. Final concord made at Durham 15 August …
Read MoreD/Gr 373 – Greenwell Deeds
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[K 84] English. 1 August 1628. 4th year of Charles [I.]. Indenture witnessing that Alex. Davison …
Read MoreD/Gr 389 – Greenwell Deeds
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[K 99] English. Paper. 12 November 1668. Covenant from Ralph Davison …
Read MoreD/Gr 426 – Greenwell Deeds
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Postcard with a hand-coloured landscape view of Durham Cathedral Nave entitled 'Interior of Durham Cathedral' …
Read MoreD/DW 2/4/10 – David Williams postcard collection – Loose postcards
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Postcard with a coloured view of St. Margaret's Church …
Read MoreD/DW 1/2(69) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 2
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G.T. Davison …
Read MoreP/14/8/750 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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E. Davison …
Read MoreP/14/8/755 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 80 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 84 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 103 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 111 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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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 145 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 161 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Bedlingtonshire (Northumberland)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 57 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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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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William Davison (misadventure) …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/202 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Matthew Fullerton Davison (industrial disease) [326] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/729 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Mary Davison [678] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 3/317 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Mabel Davison (natural causes) [768] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/2042 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Peter George Davison [776] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 3/184 – Durham South Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – DAVISON, Anne Caroline (widow of Joseph Davison, formerly of Greencroft Park)
Read MoreDAVISON, Anne Caroline (widow of Joseph Davison, formerly of Greencroft Park)…
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – DAVISON, John, landlord of the Free Gardeners Arms Inn, Fence Houses; keen sportsman and bird fancier
Read MoreDAVISON, John, landlord of the Free Gardeners Arms Inn, Fence Houses; keen sportsman and bird fancier…
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Robert H. Edleston from John Davison …
Read MoreD/Ed 12/3/331-332 – Edleston family of Gainford – Correspondence (part 3)
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Letter from Thomas Davison …
Read MoreD/El 23/64 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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Letter from Thomas Davison …
Read MoreD/El 23/66 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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Copy of agreement by George Davison of Great Aycliffe …
Read MoreD/El 17/214 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Great Chilton to Little Chilton
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30 May 1781; copy made …
Read MoreD/El 22/29 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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Letters from Thomas Davison to Thomas Wheldon concerning Evenwood Quarries purchased by John Bowes from Lady Barrington and related papers …
Read MoreD/St/D1/11/65 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 2, D/St/D/1/5-14)
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Defeasance of the uses of a fine of a moeity of Sheep-ridge and Swallofield (Wiltshire and Berkshire) by Thomas and Elizabeth Davison …
Read MoreD/Lo/F 292 – Londonderry Estates – Family and Personal Papers (part 1)
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21 September 1786 (1) Rev. Thomas Dampier …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 676-677 – Sherburn Hospital
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22 September 1836 (1) Rev. George Stanley Faber …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 689 – Sherburn Hospital
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Order of the Standing Committee to Dr. Bathhurst …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 954 – Sherburn Hospital
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20 October 1736 (1) Rev. Wadham Chandler …
Read MoreD/Sh.H 38-39 – Sherburn Hospital
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Miscellaneous papers relating to the estate …
Read MoreD/TPa 108 – James Turnbull Son and Parkinson (estate agents)
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Admission of Dame Mary Eden of South Bailey …
Read MoreD/SC 2/8 – Stanton Croft and Company – solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Draft will of Thomas Davison …
Read MoreD/SJ P 183 – Swinburne and Jackson – solicitors, Durham
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Provisional orders …
Read MoreCC/X 85 – Durham County Council (1888 – 1974) – Clerk’s Department
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Appointment by Robert Walton Shaw of Villa Real …
Read MoreD/GSB 57 – Shotley Bridge and Consett Gas Company
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General letters received …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/93 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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Case papers in King's Bench …
Read MoreDu 1/41/97-100 – Durham City Council (1179 – 1974) – Corporation (part 2)
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Plan of proposed house …
Read MoreRD/La 143/725 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Photograph of a group of conductors and drivers relaxing at a roadside …
Read MoreD/X 1495/61 – Miscellaneous documents – Wilkinson’s Motor Services of Sedgefield
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Receipt for £58 5s. …
Read MoreD/X 1084/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Shield Row, South Moor, Tanfield and environs
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Correspondence from A.M. Davison …
Read MoreD/X 1018/139 – Miscellaneous documents – Iceton family of Sedgefield, blacksmiths; Mordon parish and Castle Eden
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Notice to quit from agents of Thomas Campbell to John Davison re Five Acre Close …
Read MoreD/X 1032/101 – Miscellaneous documents – Latimer Hinks solicitors: property deeds, chiefly Darlington area
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Copy book of Thomas Davison …
Read MoreD/X 36/9 – Miscellaneous documents – Mining and quarrying records; Clerk of the Peace George Pearson; Durham Historical Pageant
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21 August 1721 (1) Thomas Davison of Ferryhill …
Read MoreD/X 915/78 – Miscellaneous documents – Londonderry estates in County Durham: deeds