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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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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Letter from the Education Committee …
EP/Ba 12/20 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Outline tracing showing the extended reconstruction of Stanhope Church by A.D. Gough …
EP/St 4/32 – Stanhope St. Thomas Parish – Churchwardens
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Photograph of the boxing team of the 2nd Battalion …
D/DLI 2/2/148(278) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 September 1912 – 2 May 1913 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Message to the 29th Division …
D/DLI 7/172/1(236) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames D: De to Di
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Plan of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough Labelled: Plan No. 2 …
EP/St 4/30 – Stanhope St. Thomas Parish – Churchwardens
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Full-length portrait of [Rev. Robert Louis Henri Gough …
EP/CM 2/31/1 – Chilton Moor St. Andrew Parish
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Newspaper cuttings from the Teesdale Mercury …
EP/Ba 4/37 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Faculty for a memorial tablet to the late Canon Edwin Spencer Gough …
EP/Ba 4/23 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Correspondence received by the Reverend E. Spencer Gough from the Education Committee …
EP/Ba 12/21 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Photograph of a group of workers of Philips Components …
D/X 1513/299 – Miscellaneous documents – L.G. Philips Displays (Durham) television tube manufacturers
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Correspondence between 9th Battalion Durham (Sunderland) Home Guard …
D/DLI 5/3/9/5 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Home Guard
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(ATCO motor mower depot) …
Da/NG 2/4905 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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DVD 2 (1) Decorations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Durham …
D/X 1700/2 – Miscellaneous documents – 100 Years of Durham on Film
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Letter from W.R. Gough …
D/CE 118 – Castle Eden Estate – part 1
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Letter from C.P. Wright …
D/DLI 1/12/8 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Regiment
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 8 March 1912 – 16 September 1912 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Extract from the will of the Reverend Edwin Spencer Gough (d.1927) bequeathing money for the upkeep of his wife's grave …
EP/Ba 2/63 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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1894 (1) James Todd of Barningham …
EP/Ba 4/86 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Transcript of the parish registers of baptisms …
EP/Ba 1/16 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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William Thomas Gough (natural causes) [1] …
COR/Du.S 2/2091 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Group photograph of the sergeants' mess …
D/DLI 2/1/408 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Swagger Stick
A black painted wooden swagger stick with a silver ferrule and a silver handle featuring the Durham Light Infantry crest. Originally owned by Private…
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1910 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Correspondence between the Revd. B. Spencer Gough …
EP/Ba 3/12-27 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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'S. Thomas Church …
EP/St 4/38 – Stanhope St. Thomas Parish – Churchwardens
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Extract from a conveyance …
EP/Cok 4/69 – Cockerton St. Mary Parish
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7 April 1927 (1) Rev. Joseph Williams of Cockerton vicarage …
EP/Cok 4/70 – Cockerton St. Mary Parish
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Letter from C.P. Wright …
D/DLI 1/12/5 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Regiment
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James Patrick Gough …
COR/CW/3/65 – Chester Ward West Coroner – Non-inquest files
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David Gough (suicide) [641] …
COR/Du.S 2/2626 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 5 May 1913 – 4 November 1913 – E-H
Contains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Here everyone is mad on education. The idea is to try and educate the soldiers for 'after the war' …
D/He 174 – Headlam family of Holywell
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Group photograph of the Sergeants' Mess of the lst Battalion …
D/DLI 7/339/24 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames H: Hu to Hy
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22 May 1911 (1) The Reverend Edwin Spencer Gough …
EP/Ba 2/19 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Letter from Barr …
EP/Ba 12/19 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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9 September 1841 (1) Mark Milbank of Thorpe Perrow and of Barningham …
EP/Ba 12/10 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Correspondence between the Reverend E. Spencer Gough …
EP/Ba 12/15-17 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Correspondence between Canon Gough …
EP/Ba 3/35 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Details of payments made by the Reverend E. Spencer Gough in disbursement of a legacy of £50 left by Mrs. E. Johnson …
EP/Ba 12/29 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Photograph of the parish church …
D/DLI 1/12/4 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Regiment
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Schedule of redemption moneys for tithe rent-charges received by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty and letters from them to Canon Gough …
EP/Ba 3/34 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Letter from Sir Frederick A. Milbank …
EP/Ba 4/35 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Correspondence received by the Reverend E. Spencer Gough from Sir David Dale …
EP/Ba 4/48-52 – Barningham St. Michael Parish
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Plan of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60] Labelled: Plan No. 1 …
EP/St 4/29 – Stanhope St. Thomas Parish – Churchwardens
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Exterior view of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough No scale …
EP/St 4/31 – Stanhope St. Thomas Parish – Churchwardens