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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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Photograph of pupils in Form IV Technical of A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G231(12) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Lists of men, employed at Usworth Colliery, who have forfeited their right to the minimum wage, because of absence from work, under Rule No. 4 of the Durham District Rules in force under the Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912, No. 31 Pay – ending 7 August 1915 – No. 51 Pay ending 25 December 1915 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1928 – E-H
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/14(230) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Letters out (copies), January 1913 – February 1914 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 15 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Annual Review of the Work of the Compensation Department, later called Annual Reports and Compensation Reports, 1927, 1929 – 1946 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1923-1926 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Loan and repayment book, 1926 – 1927 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.