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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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Robert Hartley (accident) [84] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/668 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 11 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward East
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30 and 31 May 1751 (1) Ralph Whitley of Stockton …
Read MoreD/El 45/8-9 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Seaton Carew to Woodham etc.
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30 May 1781; copy made …
Read MoreD/El 22/29 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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Harold Hartley …
Read MoreD/He 126/95 – Headlam family of Holywell
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Copy letter from William Ralston to Joseph Hanby Holmes concerning the renewal of Dunn House West quarry lease to members of the Hartley family …
Read MoreD/St/C2/19/79 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Estate agents (part 4) William Ralston
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Case …
Read MoreD/HH 7/4/177 – Hanby Holmes – Witham, Maire, Silvertop, Lawson and Thornton Families: Estate
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16 – 17 June 1777 (1) James March (2) Thomas Butson (3) Leonard Hartley of Middleton Tyas …
Read MoreD/HH 6/1/458 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Deeds
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18 – 19 October 1813 (1) Leonard William Hartley of Middleton Lodge …
Read MoreD/HH 6/1/463 – Hanby Holmes – Swaledale Manors: Deeds
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General letters received (indexed) …
Read MoreD/HH 1/4/107 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters
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28 November 1884 (1) Henry Raine Thompson of Manchester Terrace …
Read MoreD/HH 3/2/138 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Barnard Castle
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1 – 2 June 1763 (1) Timothy Scott of Startforth …
Read MoreD/HH 3/3/99 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Startforth and Boldron
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Two bungalows on south side of Berry Bank Crescent …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6214 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Four bungalows …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6347 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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17 February 1626/7 (1) Sir John Walter …
Read MoreD/X 649/123 – Miscellaneous documents – Forster, Moses and Vane-Tempest families (part 1)
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Bungalow on south side of Archdeacon Crescent …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/6137 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 12 January 1911 – 13 February 1913 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 October 1914 – 4 February 1915 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – E-H
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Photograph of officer …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/271(102) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – E-H
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Council meeting minutes, February 1903 – May 1917 – E-H
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 17 February 1916 – 12 February 1919 – E-H
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, register of members' contributions, 14 July 1961 – 29 December 1961 – E-H
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R. L. Hartley …
Read MoreP/14/8/1256 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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12 May 1775 (1) George Hartley of Richmond …
Read MoreD/CG 23/27 – Clayton and Gibson – James Liddell purchases, Durham and Northumberland
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Letter from G. Hartley to the Earl of Darlington concerning payment of Marwood tithes …
Read MoreD/Wat Box 9/643 – Watsons – solicitors, Barnard Castle INTERIM LIST BOXES
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Deed to lead the uses of a fine (copy) re Harperley Manor …
Read MoreD/Cr 55 – Cradock family of Gainford and Hartforth
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3 September 1776; copy made 13 July 1795 (1) George Hartley …
Read MoreD/El 22/28 – Eldon Estate – Deeds: Little Stainton to Middridge
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'Plan of Dunn House Quarry occupied by Mr. Hartley' …
Read MoreD/St/P2/8/9 – Strathmore Estate – Plans: Streatlam Estate
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'Award by the Arbitrators of the Division of Staindrop Moor' …
Read MoreQ/D/E 30 – Quarter Sessions – Deposit and Registration Records
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 39 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Letter from C.W.S. Goodger to R. Adamson concerning Mr. Hartley' s drains …
Read MoreD/Ad 1/1/392 – Adamson family of Gainford – Building work for private individuals (part 1)
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Letters to R. & S. Adamson being tenders to supply goods or services for the Kirkby Stephen Station buildings …
Read MoreD/Ad 1/2/86 – Adamson family of Gainford – Building work for the North Eastern Railway Company
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James Hartley to Edwin Gray sending a donation of £100 to the schools …
Read MoreD/X 484/175 – Miscellaneous documents – Deptford, St. Andrew’s National Schools
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New Zealand Campaigns Medal 1845-66
Read MoreA circular medal, obverse shows veiled head of Queen Victoria with 'VICTORIA: D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D: ' around the rim. Reverse shows a…
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Blackhall Parochial Church Council
Read Moreblac0142 – Local Authority Records
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – E-H
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Treasurers' Post Office Order Book, 1896 – 1897 – E-H
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Treasurers' cash book, October 1914 – May 1916 – E-H
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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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List of 'Former Mineworkers not eligible for Mineworkers Pension Scheme' – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 48 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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George Wright and Martha Hartley …
Read MoreEP/Du.MB 121 – Durham St. Mary-le-Bow Parish
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22 July 1841 (1) John Fawcett of Durham …
Read MoreD/X 1089/1/9 – Miscellaneous documents – Fawcett, Salvin and Lambton family estates
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Letter from Mr Robson …
Read MoreD/Wat Box 8/487 – Watsons – solicitors, Barnard Castle INTERIM LIST BOXES
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Draft lease of Langdon leadmines in Middleton in Teesdale by the Earl of Darlington to the Derbyshire Company …
Read MoreD/Wat Box 9/549/Bundle C – Watsons – solicitors, Barnard Castle INTERIM LIST BOXES
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Photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion Secunderabad …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/850 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Battalions, Phase 2
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Index to obituaries in the 'Durham Directory' – HARTLEY, William, senior verger of Durham Cathedral
Read MoreHARTLEY, William, senior verger of Durham Cathedral…
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3 April 1797 (1) Leonard Hartley of Middleton Tyas …
Read MoreD/Br/D 1985 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 05) places B to M