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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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Mary Gartland …
Read MoreCOR/C/2/11 – Chester Ward Coroner – Inquest files
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Neil Jerard Gartland (accidental death) [658] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/2587 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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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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Eden Colliery, wages book for Busty seam, 28 January 1916 – 28 April 1917 – E-H
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Photograph of 'C' Half Company of the 2nd Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/2/135(19) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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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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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 6 July 1925 – 8 December 1926 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – E-H
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1944] – loose sheet – E-H
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Eden Lodge subscription accounts, 30 June 1905 – 12 September 1913 – E-H
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Joseph William Gartland (R) [250] …
Read MoreCOR/S/2/289 – South Durham Coroner – Inquest files
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Group photograph of 'C' Half Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/617/13(17) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames S: Sa to Sc
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Group photograph captioned N.A.C.B. Staff …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/35/1(17) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames H: Har to Hay
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 October 1923 – 16 July 1925 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 21 February 1918 – 30 July 1919 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – E-H
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Maureen Gartland (natural causes) [202] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3891 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Letters out (copies), December 1912 – March 1914 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 27 March 1915 – 22 January 1918 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, December 1901 – December 1902 – E-H
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Panel 11 of 12 …
Read MoreD/BAFC 37/4/11 – Bishop Auckland Football Club
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Letters out (copies), July 1897 – October 1901 – E-H
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Eden Colliery wages book, for all seams, 16 August 1924 – 28 March 1925 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 5 May 1913 – 4 November 1913 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 9 March 1914 – 3 July 1914 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 15 December 1926 – 4 June 1929 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.2: North Pit, 1899 – 1908 – E-H
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Photograph of a group of pioneer soldiers of the 3rd Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/4/312(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 3rd, 4th and 5th Battalions
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Eden Lodge subscription accounts, 4 July 1913 – 26 February 1917 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 6 November 1913 – 9 March 1914 – 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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Group photograph of 'C' Half Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/346/5(17) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames I:
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., June – December 1908 – E-H
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Sick department register – E-H
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Letters out (copies), July 1880 – April 1883 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Register of men employed on screens at Dawdon Colliery, 1 December 1926 – 9 December 1950 – E-H
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