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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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Eden Colliery, wages book for Busty seam, 28 January 1916 – 28 April 1917 – E-H
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Analysis book, December 1919 – June 1921 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), October 1914 – August 1915 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 7 June 1929 – 25 June 1931 – E-H
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Letter from [Sir Henry Morgan Vane] to John Bowes …
Read MoreD/St/C 5/215/83b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – E-H
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Treasurers' cash book, October 1914 – May 1916 – 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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Photograph of the band of the 7th and 47th Durham Light Infantry …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/30(61) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 21 February 1918 – 30 July 1919 – E-H
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Group photograph of 'C' Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/81(16) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph of warrant officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/20/7 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Margaret Cairns Hanlon (natural causes) [896] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3503 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 23 April 1942 – 28 December 1942 – 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, February 1909 – April 1910 – E-H
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.2, 5 January 1920 – 5 December 1921 – E-H
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.4, 1 January 1923 – 15 December 1924 – 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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Photograph of men of the 47th (The Durham Light Infantry) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (T.A.) …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/30(52) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Parcels for prisoners of war giving names, postal addresses, lodges, etc., 1943 – 1944 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 11 April 1899 – 17 January 1910 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 15 December 1926 – 4 June 1929 – E-H
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Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912, awards, August 1912 – February 1918 – E-H
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 30 December 1941 – 23 June 1941 – E-H
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Eden Lodge subscription accounts, 4 July 1913 – 26 February 1917 – 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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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1897 – 1899 – 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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Aerial photographs of the works at Port Clarence and photographs of steel sleepers supplied by the firm …
Read MoreD/AF 630 – Anderston Foundry Company
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Sick department register – E-H
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 30 June 1931 – 25 May 1933 – E-H
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Group photograph of the warrant officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/20/5(5) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Patrick Wayne Hanlon (took his own life) [343] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/2271 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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Plan of proposed house …
Read MoreRD/La 143/1484 – Lanchester Rural District Council – Building plans
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1923-1926 – 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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Report by N. Hanlon to the directors of Dorman Long & Co. on the Anderston Foundry works and staff …
Read MoreD/AF 636 – Anderston Foundry Company