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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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Dorothy Hallam (natural causes) [1134] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3232 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Class photograph of Year 5 and 6 pupils of Hamsteels Primary School and their teacher …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/30 – Hamsteels Primary School
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – E-H
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 17 February 1916 – 12 February 1919 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 6 July 1925 – 8 December 1926 – E-H
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Group photograph of pupils …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/31 – Hamsteels Primary School
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Seven home-made books tied together (in the wrong order) entitled 'John Ord's Skerne Water Tales – C.P. Nicholson's Extracts' and ''The Skern-Water Tales' of John Ord of Newton Ketton [1786-1870] …
Read MoreD/DT 1/12/44 – Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club – Field Club Management and Administration
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Letter from J. Hallam …
Read MoreM/BA/915 – Bishop Auckland Methodist Circuit
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List of 'Former Mineworkers not eligible for Mineworkers Pension Scheme' – E-H
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Group photograph of pupils in reception …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/14 – Hamsteels Primary School
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26 April 1887 (1) Arthur Henry Hallam Jesse of Exchequer and Audit Department …
Read MoreD/Br/F 406 – Brancepeth Estate – Family Papers
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 October 1923 – 16 July 1925 – E-H
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Photograph of rifle club …
Read MoreE/HB 2/727 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], 17 October 1916 – 22 September 1919 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 30 May 1933 – 13 December 1934 – E-H
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William Hallam and Elizabeth Bowron …
Read MoreSF/Da/MM 7/43(2) – Darlington Monthly Quaker Meeting
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 15 December 1926 – 4 June 1929 – E-H
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Newspaper cutting …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/14(134) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Class photograph of Year 3 and 4 pupils of Hamsteels Primary School …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/29 – Hamsteels Primary School
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William Hallam and Elizabeth Bowron …
Read MoreSF/Da/MM 7/38(17) – Darlington Monthly Quaker Meeting
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Fred Hallam (industrial disease) [143] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/31 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Illustrated menu card for Christmas dinner at Oflag VIII F …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/394/1(9) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames L: Le
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Hamsteels Lodge, minutes, 1902 – 1905 – E-H
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Class photograph of pupils of Hamsteels Primary School …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/18 – Hamsteels Primary School
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Sick department register – E-H
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Class photograph of Reception and Year 1 pupils of Hamsteels Primary School …
Read MoreE/NW/G 244/20 – Hamsteels Primary School
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – E-H
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Letter to the authorities of St. Helen's Auckland Station from John Hallam …
Read MoreM/BA/783 – Bishop Auckland Methodist Circuit