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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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 145 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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17 and 18 November 1809 (1) Joseph Durham …
Read MoreD/St/D5/3/73 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 1, D/St/D/5/1-5)
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29 January 1810 (1) Rt. Hon. John Bowes …
Read MoreD/St/D5/3/75 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 1, D/St/D/5/1-5)
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8 March 1809 (1) Thomas Wilkinson …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/207 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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23 – 24 September 1821 (1) John Bourne of Walker Hall …
Read MoreD/HH 2/7/1751 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Wills and testamentary
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27 – 28 September 1821 (1) Hannah …
Read MoreD/HH 2/7/1752 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Wills and testamentary
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25 October 1821 (1) Hannah …
Read MoreD/HH 2/7/1753 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Wills and testamentary
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20 May 1942 (1) John Gill of Crooks Farm near Barningham …
Read MoreD/HH 3/3/274 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Startforth and Boldron
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Photograph of Agnes Collier …
Read MoreND/De 687/22 – Derwentside District Council (1974 – 2009) – Steel Industry, photographs, etc.
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9 April 1747 (1) Mary Wilkinon …
Read MoreD/X 1032/219 – Miscellaneous documents – Latimer Hinks solicitors: property deeds, chiefly Darlington area
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16 March 1808 Copy Probate of the will made 11 July 1798 …
Read MoreD/X 487/2/15 – Miscellaneous documents – Records transferred from Darlington Library (part 3)
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 12 January 1911 – 13 February 1913 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between 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
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1944-1945] – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, August 1917 – June 1919 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.4: Canchmen's Average Book, 1899 – 1914 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages: Victory Pit, Murphy's Pit, Marshall's Pit & Usworth Colliery – all seams, 1911 – 1920 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – E-H
Read MoreContains the records for people with surnames between E-H.
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21 and 22 November 1800 (1) John Ralph Fenwick and Dorothy …
Read MoreD/Br/D 1688-1689 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 04) places B
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Croft …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/1/5 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Thomas …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/1/27 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Gibson …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/2/19 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Photograph of J.B. Hannah …
Read MoreE/HB 2/643 – College of St. Hild and St. Bede – College of the Venerable Bede
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Africa Star 1940-43
Read MoreA six-pointed star with suspension ring. Centre of star has royal cypher: 'GRI/VI' within a circular band inscribed: 'THE AFRICA…
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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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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, December 1902 – June 1904 – E-H
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Embroidered postcards sent by Private H. Hannah …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/289/2-19 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames H: Hal to Han
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22 January 1833 (1) Thomas Wheldon (2) Thomas Monkhouse …
Read MoreD/HH 3/9/205 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Abraham Hilton of Hilton and Barnard Castle
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Group photograph of the officers of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/58(40) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Notice and memorandum of deposit of title deeds (with schedule) by Ralph Dent and Hannah …
Read MoreD/HH 2/6/1846-1848 – Hanby Holmes – Case Papers: Principal clients of the Wheldon era
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Readshaw …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/1/16 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Stappleton …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/2/135 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Hepburn …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/2/199 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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Byers …
Read MoreEP/Du.SO 112/7/48 – Durham St. Oswald Parish – (part 1)
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25 and 26 January 1721/2 (1) Sir William Foulis of Ingleby Manor …
Read MoreD/El 1/53-54 – Eldon Estate – Introduction and contents; Deeds: Aislaby
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Correspondence from Rachel Fryer to Hannah and Sarah Amelia Fryer …
Read MoreD/Wa 2/2/20-34 – Wallis family of Darlington – Fryer Family
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 162 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Craike (Yorkshire, North Riding)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 2 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 32 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – HEPWORTH, Mrs. Hannah, of 5 The Avenue (widow of William Hepworth, chemist; of Manchester and daughter of Thompson, a chemist in Durham)
Read MoreHEPWORTH, Mrs. Hannah, of 5 The Avenue (widow of William Hepworth, chemist; of Manchester and daughter of Thompson, a chemist in Durham)…
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24 May 1786 Extract of the will dated 10 September 1785 of Richard Welch of London …
Read MoreD/Br/D 1330 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 03) places B
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24 September 1890 Will of William Baker of Thornley Colliery …
Read MoreM/Th 275 – Thornley Methodist Circuit
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Copy of the will (dated 15 March 1849) of Elizabeth Green of Shillingford …
Read MoreD/X 776/183 – Miscellaneous documents – Richardson family of Sunderland and related families
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26 September 1705 (1) Anthony Trotter of Darlington …
Read MoreD/X 905/1/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Darlington, Northgate and Durham City, Silver Street, deeds
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Copy will of William Ramshaw of 84 New Elvet …
Read MoreD/X 1413/1/14 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham City deeds
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10 June 1776 Will of Elizabeth Doubleday of Butterby …
Read MoreD/X 687/34 – Miscellaneous documents – Durham City, Old Elvet deeds: Doubleday and Foster families
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2 March 1831 (1) Thomas Emerson of Frosterley in the parish of Stanhope …
Read MoreD/X 1139/1 – Miscellaneous documents – Lanchester tithes and charities
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[Acc.: 7668] Studio photograph of Harling family …
Read MoreD/X 1785/22 – Miscellaneous documents – Thomas Harling of West Cornforth, miner and trade unionist
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Letter from [John Graham] …
Read MoreD/X 1035/9 – Miscellaneous documents – Letters from the Graham family of Killhope
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Part letter from [Jonathan Graham] to [Joseph Graham] in U.S.A. …
Read MoreD/X 1035/18 – Miscellaneous documents – Letters from the Graham family of Killhope