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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 115 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 118 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 145 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Keepsake album of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/8 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Album of photographs of …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/46 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) as a young girl …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/50 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Album containing photographs of various members of the Watson family and other families related by marriage …
Read MoreD/Wn 1/5 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Pages detached from D/Wn 17/8 …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/10(1-5) – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Photograph of a notice board with photographs pinned on to it …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/40 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 119 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Photographs originally enclosed in D/Wn 17/46 …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/47(1-4) – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 24-34
Read MoreD/Wn – Estate and Family Records
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Photograph of Christopher Francis Haslewood …
Read MoreEP/Pe 29 (3) – Pelton Holy Trinity Parish – 02 Clergy
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Photograph of Rev. Christopher Francis Beevor Haslewood …
Read MoreEP/Pe 200 – Pelton Holy Trinity Parish – 02 Clergy
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Photograph of [W.I. Watson?] aged one year with 'Aunt Dasy' [Daisy Haslewood] …
Read MoreD/Wn 20/434 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 20-23
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Newspaper cutting from The[?] [Obser]ver and Times …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/44 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Found enclosed in D/Wn 19/5 …
Read MoreD/Wn 19/6 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) and her sister …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/48 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 52 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward South East
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Scrapbook of J. Merryne Watson concerning John Watson junior (1780-1814) …
Read MoreD/Wn 26/5 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 24-34
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Wedding photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson …
Read MoreD/Wn 16/2 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Page detached from a photographic album containing on front of page; Photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson on their wedding day outside Startforth Hall …
Read MoreD/Wn 16/3 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Photographic portrait of Lila Haslewood (later Watson) and her sister …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/49 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 117 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission …
Read MoreEP/Pe 100 – Pelton Holy Trinity Parish – 04 Churchwardens
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Letter from Laetitia Haslewood …
Read MoreD/Wn 15/41 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Album of press cuttings relating to the Watson family …
Read MoreD/Wn 1/4 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 20-23
Read MoreD/Wn – Estate and Family Records
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2-3 April 1795 (1) Rev. Edward Parker of city of Durham …
Read MoreD/X 1163/59-60 – Miscellaneous documents – Newton family estate deeds: Boldron and Bowes
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 146 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 116 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 122 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 142 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Wedding photograph of Lila Haslewood and H.C. Watson …
Read MoreD/Wn 16/1 – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Photographs originally enclosed in D/Wn 17/8 …
Read MoreD/Wn 17/9(1-6) – Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
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Watson family of Barnard Castle – Sections 1-19
Read MoreD/Wn – Estate and Family Records