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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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Stocklist of erection rivets for electric overhead cranes …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/25 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Receipt of fees paid to Gateshead Burial Board by W. Murray for the interment of Charles Donaldson in [Gateshead] East Cemetery …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/27 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Geoffrey Donaldson (accident) [837] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/3200 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Letter from Private J.G. Donaldson …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/180/9 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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General letters received (indexed) …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/90 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 6 November 1913 – 9 March 1914 – 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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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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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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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1914 – November 1915 – A-D
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The Bugle: Issue Number 3 …
Read MoreD/DLI 18/1/3 – Durham Light Infantry Records – The Rifles Regiment
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Newspaper cutting in memoriam of 100 …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/7 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Postcard view of the west end of Cologne Cathedral …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/37 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Photograph of an unidentified family group …
Read MoreND/De 705 – Derwentside District Council (1974 – 2009) – Steel Industry, photographs, etc.
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Letter from Private Charles Donaldson …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/14 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Group photograph of the officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/291(23) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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1 December 1883 (1) Claude Bowes …
Read MoreD/St/D1/4/276 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 159-160 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Norham and Islandshire (Northumberland)
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Photograph of Uncle Sam Donaldson …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/17 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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14 April 1855 (1) John Fawcett of Durham …
Read MoreD/X 1089/2/11 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin and Lambton family estates
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A letter to J.L. Donaldson Esq. …
Read MoreD/X 94/187 – Miscellaneous documents – Charles Eden Wagstaff of Durham city, engraver, and Andrews & Co., booksellers (part 2)
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 9 March 1914 – 3 July 1914 – A-D
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Certified copy of the entry recording the baptism of Charles Donaldson in the church of Gateshead …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/1 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Scroll in commemoration of the sacrifice for King and Country of Private Charles Donaldson of the Nottinghamshire and Derby[shire] Regiment …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/3 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Roll of honour of the memorial at Pozières …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/8 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Memorial notice of the interment in the churchyard of Fatfield …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/30 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Photograph view of Gateshead War Memorial …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/39 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Magazine of the parish of Gateshead …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/44 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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It Makes All the Difference: Leaflet no. 594 …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/47 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Christmas cards of No. 937 Squadron …
Read MoreD/DLI 13/7/1/1-2 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Miscellaneous
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 159-160 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Norham and Islandshire (Northumberland)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 6 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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10 July 1887 (1) Hudson Donaldson (2) John George Welford and Hodgson Aldmor Thompson …
Read MoreM/BT 99 – Barnard Castle and Teesdale Methodist Circuit
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Letter from Thomas Donaldson …
Read MoreD/X 717/4 – Miscellaneous documents – Thomas Donaldson, Quaker: letters from America
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Certificate …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/2 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Letter from The Territorial Force Association …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/21 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Postcard view of Buckingham Palace and the Queen Victoria Memorial …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/40 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Christmas card of The Rifle Brigade …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/41 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Letter from T.B. Laing …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/180/15 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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l December 1883 (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) John Bowes (3) Hudson Donaldson of Barnard Castle …
Read MoreD/HH 10/14/521 – Hanby Holmes – Miscellaneous Activities: Richardson Charity
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Photograph of Uncle Sam Donaldson …
Read MoreD/X 587/338/230 – Miscellaneous documents – Councillor Edward Cain of Wheatley Hill: personal papers
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Letter from the Regimental Paymaster …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/26 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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The D.L.I. at War: The History of the Durham Light Infantry 1939 – 1945 …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/45 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Photograph of three unidentified soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/178/61 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do
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Certificate of discharge of 4437111 Private John George Donaldson of The Durham Light Infantry …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/180/3 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: Do