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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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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 12 January 1911 – 13 February 1913 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.4: Canchmen's Average Book, 1899 – 1914 – E-H
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Photograph of Bede College Rugby Football Club …
Read MoreE/HB 2/925 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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General expenditure ledger, 3 July 1900 – 24 March 1904 – E-H
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 17 February 1916 – 12 February 1919 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), October 1914 – August 1915 – E-H
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, Minute book, December 1920 – May 1923 – E-H
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Correspondence concerning deputations on various matters at Browney Colliery, 16 January – 12 February 1932 – E-H
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Alfred Hesler, for 1965 – E-H
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1957 – E-H
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Mrs Haley In Service In East Rainton
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Minute Book, Arbitration Committee of the Durham Colliery Owners' Mutual Protection Association and the Durham Miners' Association, 24 January 1946 – 13 November 1951 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – E-H
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List of 'Former Mineworkers not eligible for Mineworkers Pension Scheme' – E-H
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Lists of putters' wages in the Low Main Seam [at Browney Colliery] for pay 26 to pay 29, July 1935 – E-H
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Low Main Seam putters' turns at Browney Colliery, 2 May 1931 – 8 April 1933 – E-H
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W.C.A. files identified for preservation by the Chief Clerk as a sample of the documentation in use …
Read MoreCCo/Con 10 – Consett County Court
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Group photograph of 'A' Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/973/6 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames T: Ta to Te
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Treasurers' cash book, September 1886 – March 1888 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1920 – 1923 – E-H
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Calculations for putters' wages at Browney Colliery, n.d. [c.1935] – E-H
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Calculations of putters' wages in the Brockwell and Low Main Seams at Browney Colliery, n.d. [c.1935] – E-H
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Low Main Seam putters absent on Saturday afternoons at Browney Colliery, n.d. [c.1935] – E-H
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Digital photograph of Hookergate Grammar School …
Read MoreD/Ph 536/2/33/1 – Photocopies and photographs – Hookergate Grammar School
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Interview with Mrs Mary A Haley
Read More01 Mrs_Haley_Sout0003-1 – Local Authority Records
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Cash book, 19 September 1888 – 30 June 1892 – E-H
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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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Letters out (copies), February 1903 – April 1905 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, July 1899 – August 1901 – E-H
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., January – June 1910 – E-H
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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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Binchester Lodge Minute Book, 9 February 1905 – 7 February 1907 – E-H
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Browney Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 14 May 1927 (pay 20) – week ending 21 April 1928 (pay 17) – E-H
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Papers concerning the poor attendance of hewers and a putters' strike in the Low Main Seam at Browney Colliery, 11 and 26 June 1935 – E-H
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1953 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Non-fatal accident claims and compensation register – E-H
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Photograph …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/184(1) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Lance Corporal Haley (Left) With Mrs Haley (Right) With Friends
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Binchester Lodge Minute Book, 28 June 1901 – 4 May 1903 – E-H
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Correspondence concerning unemployed men occupying colliery houses at Browney Colliery, and evictions, 31 December 1927 – 27 January 1928 – E-H
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Finchale Lodge, register of members' contributions, 31 December 1954 – 17 June 1955, 30 December 1955 – 15 June 1956, 28 December 1956 – 14 June 1957 and 27 December 1957 – 18 April 1958 – E-H
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Digital photograph of Hookergate Grammar School …
Read MoreD/Ph 536/2/31/1 – Photocopies and photographs – Hookergate Grammar School
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 4 January 1943 – 28 June 1943 – E-H
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 1 February 1919 – 17 April 1920 – E-H
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John Peter Haley (accidental death) [29] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3757 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Browney Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 26 December 1925 (pay 52) – week ending 7 May 1927 (pay 19) – E-H
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Papers for a deputation concerning reductions in pay for workers in the Low Main Seam at Browney Colliery, 23 June 1932 – E-H
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