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Index to 1st edition 1:10560 OS maps of County Durham (1856) sheets 14-29 (5114)
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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

Jean Marion Elgey (natural causes) [2649] …

COR/CD 2/1728 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests

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Land Tax returns …

Q/D/L 38 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West

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Correspondence between E.Jones …

EP/Du.SM 1021 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – 12 Charities

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Land Tax returns …

Q/D/L 44 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West

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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H

Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.

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Correspondence between H.B. Wright & Co. …

M/ED 65 – East Durham Methodist Circuit and predecessors

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Correspondence between E.G. Jones …

EP/Du.SM 1020 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – 12 Charities

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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – E-H

Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.

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Land Tax returns …

Q/D/L 39 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West

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Seaham Operatic Society

seah0133 – Local Authority Records

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None – E-H

Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.

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21 – 22 November 1787 (1) Elizabeth Porthouse of Whorlton …

D/HH 8/3/270 – Hanby Holmes – Edleston Family: Landed property in and around Gainford

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Land Tax returns …

Q/D/L 41 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West

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Robert H. Edleston from Emily Elgey …

D/Ed 12/3/1657 – Edleston family of Gainford – Correspondence (part 3)

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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge Minute Book, 20 March 1930 – 13 August 1932 – E-H

Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.

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Land Tax returns …

Q/D/L 45 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West

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Principals Of Seaham Operatic Society Rock House Grounds

seah0158 – Local Authority Records

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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1955 – E-H

Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.

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