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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 80 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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27 November 1632 (1) Lindley Wrenn of Binchester …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/27 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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13 September 1709 (1) John Douthwaite of Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/47 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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May 1812 (1) Simon Thomas Scroope (2) Thomas Douthwaite of Danzig House …
Read MoreD/HH 3/1/13/17 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Office drafts (part 1)
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Copy surrender by William Thomas Greenwell of Greenwell Ford …
Read MoreD/X 1207/1/391 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin, Joliffe and Hylton families
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Copy of the will (dated 2 June 1828) and codicils (20 February 1830 and 17 March 1833) of Sir Henry Lawson of Brough Hall …
Read MoreD/X 512/7 – Miscellaneous documents – Lartington estate deeds
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – A-D
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – A-D
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – A-D
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Arbitration committee minutes – A-D
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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – 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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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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13 May 1817 (1) Octavius Leefe of Richmond …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/972 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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4 February 1825 (1) John Bland of Ormside Lodge …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/978 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Accounts of the trusteeship of Mrs. Deborah Douthwaite …
Read MoreD/HH 1/5/207 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: Office financial records
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13 April 1872 (1) Anthony Douthwaite …
Read MoreEP/Du.SM 77/15 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – Churchwardens: Parish property
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2 March 1693/94 (1) Sarah Douthwaite of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/36 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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11 February 1696/97 (1) John Douthwaite of Elden …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/39 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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11 November 1702 (1) John Douthwaite of Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/40 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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Note to Robert Spearmans …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/42 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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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 129 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – DOUTHWAITE, Anthony, of Allergate
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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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Brusselton Lodge, register of members' contributions, 12 January 1951 – 29 June 1951 and 11 January 1952 – 27 June 1952 – A-D
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Recruitment photograph of Private Frank Douthwaite …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/1/89 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army Association of County Durham
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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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 155 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 158 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Francis Douthwaite (industrial disease) [525] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/3416 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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28 July 1670 (1) Philip Mitchell of Aldinridge …
Read MoreD/Br/F 47 – Brancepeth Estate – Family Papers
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1820 (1) Thomas Thompson …
Read MoreD/HH 3/1/21/15 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Office drafts (part 1)
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Abstract of title …
Read MoreD/X 1207/1/390 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin, Joliffe and Hylton families
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20 June 1687 (1) Charles Hedley of Gateshead …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/34 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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10 and 11 February 1696/97 (1) Ralph Douthwaite of Stockton …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/38 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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15 November 1708 (1) John Douthwaite of Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/45 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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Opinion of R. Vernon on title to property in Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/48 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 17 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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R. Douthwaite …
Read MoreP/14/8/843 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1928-1976 – A-D
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18 and 19 February 1683/84 (1) Ralph Douthwaite of Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/33 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 18 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 37 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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R.R. Douthwaite …
Read MoreP/14/8/842 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.5, 14 January – 21 December 1925 – A-D
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 106 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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21 December 1678 (1) Ralph Douthwhate of Willington …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/31 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family
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27 and 28 April 1693 (1) Sarah Douthwaite of Newcastle upon Tyne …
Read MoreD/St/D9/3/35 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Lands inherited from the Nicholson family