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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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CD-ROM containing notes …
Read MoreD/X 1822/10 – Miscellaneous documents – Aycliffe Angels
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – E-H
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List of 'Former Mineworkers not eligible for Mineworkers Pension Scheme' – E-H
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F. Gardener …
Read MoreE/Da/G 178 – Darlington Technical College
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10 January 1844 (1) John White the younger of Greenside …
Read MoreD/X 1780/23 – Miscellaneous documents – Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, deeds
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 17 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], 17 October 1916 – 22 September 1919 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), December 1912 – March 1914 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Canchmen's averages, 1913 – 1919 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – E-H
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.3, 9 January – 20 December 1922 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), February 1886 – March 1889 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 95 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Committee meeting minutes, 1922 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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'Notes, Sketches, etc., on Arbitration Cases, 1937 – 1940', March 1937 – April 1940 – E-H
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Individual appeals and umpires' awards, 1925 – 1934 – E-H
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Copy photograph of miners at Waldridge Drift …
Read MoreD/CL 27/277/235 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs and postcards – Mining
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J. D. C. Gardener …
Read MoreP/14/8/1046 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 17 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Small photograph endorsed 'Auckland Chronicle Copyright Photograph' showing what is presumably a W.I. Christmas Party …
Read MoreD/WI 3/151/6 – Durham County Women’s Institutes
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Joint Committee Meetings (North District), Agenda book (with notes), 1916 – 1917 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book, no.1: Maudlin; Main Coal; Busty, West Maudlin, N.E. Maudlin; Both Maudlin and all seams, 1899 – 1911 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 75 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Programme for the Senior Speech Day and list of pupils awarded prizes …
Read MoreD/X 1618/7/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham Girls’ Grammar School
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Letters out (copies), December 1877 – July 1880 – E-H
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Sick department register – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 131 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 13 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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James Grainger Gardener [627] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 3/387 – Durham North Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – GARDENER, George, of Bearpark, cashier at the colliery for many years
Read MoreGARDENER, George, of Bearpark, cashier at the colliery for many years…