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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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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/6 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Photograph of Mr. de Gast …
Read MoreD/X 1513/65(35) – Miscellaneous documents – L.G. Philips Displays (Durham) television tube manufacturers
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Joint Committee Meetings (Auckland District), Agenda book (with notes), 1914 – 1916 – E-H
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Photograph of J.M. Haywood …
Read MoreE/NW/G168(1) – South Stanley County Infants’ School
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'Thumbnail Sketches' of Mullard Durham Management …
Read MoreD/X 1513/90(6) – Miscellaneous documents – L.G. Philips Displays (Durham) television tube manufacturers
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 March 1910 – 15 November 1910 – E-H
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Recruitment photograph of Private Haywood …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/1/117 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army Association of County Durham
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 23 April 1942 – 28 December 1942 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1910 – 1914 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – E-H
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1912 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), May 1895 – July 1897 – E-H
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Photograph of the grave of Private Frederick Ernest Haywood …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/16/1(8) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Committee meeting minutes, 1922 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1927 – 1933 – E-H
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Sunshade …
Read MoreDa/NG 2/2441 – Darlington Borough Council – Building plans
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Miscellaneous documents – Royal Jubilee Trusts and the Prince's Trust
Read MoreD/X 1033 – Other Records
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1890 – E-H
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Treasurers' cash book, July 1919 – March 1921 – E-H
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Gala pay out, 1951 – 1952 – E-H
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Layout plan of West Hartlepool works of Burt …
Read MoreD/WH 1/339/1 – J. Wilson Hays (architect)
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Thomas Haywood [710] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 3/293 – Durham South Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1913 – October 1916 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 91 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East