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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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General Election accounts, 1918 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 16 October 1914 – 4 February 1915 – E-H
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Out-letter book, 1 March – 28 July 1921 – E-H
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1944-1945] – E-H
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Hamsteels Lodge, minutes, 1916 – 1918 – E-H
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Lumley 6th Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 24 June 1961 – week ending 28 March 1964 – E-H
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Copy faculty authorising the interment in the family grave of the cremated remains of Mrs Gwendoline Jean Hirst …
Read MoreEP/Hew 214/4 – Heworth St. Mary Parish – Churchwardens
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Letters from J. Murray Aynsley …
Read MoreD/CG 7/1446-1448 – Clayton and Gibson – Clavering of Axwell and Greencroft (part 2)
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Group photograph of the sergeants of the 8th Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/8/14(31) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions
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Letters from Hayton …
Read MoreEP/Bi.SL 4/30 – Billingham St. Luke Parish
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Photograph of Lieutenant H. McBain and No. 13 Platoon Lewis Gun Team posing with the Lewis Light Machine Gun …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/426/152(26) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (A-Z additional) Phase 2
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – E-H
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Joint Committee Meetings (Auckland District), Agenda book (with notes), 1916 – 1917 – E-H
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List of 'Former Mineworkers not eligible for Mineworkers Pension Scheme' – E-H
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Letter from the Diocesan Office …
Read MoreEP/Bi.SL 4/36 – Billingham St. Luke Parish
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Accounts rendered by J. Hirst and Sons …
Read MoreEP/Ne 40 – Newbottle St. Matthew Parish
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), August 1915 – June 1916 – 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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Correspondence between Hayton …
Read MoreEP/Eth 422 – Etherley St. Cuthbert Parish
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Robert Hirst (industrial disease) [606] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.S 2/1204 – Durham South Coroner – Inquest files
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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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List of twenty-two men, from Crook, Quebec, Hedley Hill, Esh Winning who have been imprisoned under the Emergency Powers Act, 1926 – E-H
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Index to 1st edition 1:10560 OS maps of County Durham (1856) sheets 30-43 – Smithy Hirst Beck OS map 40 (NE) Eggleston township
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 9 March 1914 – 3 July 1914 – E-H
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Photograph of older class in Fishburn County School …
Read MoreD/X 1844/1/2(43) – Miscellaneous documents – History of Fishburn
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Correspondence between the Secretary of the Parochial Church Council of St. Aidan and St. Luke …
Read MoreEP/Bi.SA 2/19 – Billingham St. Aidan Parish
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12 October 1868 (1) Obadiah Cherry …
Read MoreEP/Du.SM 77/10 – Durham St. Margaret Parish – Churchwardens: Parish property
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Eden Colliery wages book, [1945] – E-H
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John Edward Hirst (natural causes) [931] …
Read MoreCOR/CD 2/1392 – County Durham and Darlington Coroner – Inquests
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Correspondence between Rev. M.J. Pitts …
Read MoreEP/Tu 4/34 – Tudhoe Holy Innocents Parish
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 5 January 1942 – 29 June 1942 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 6 November 1913 – 9 March 1914 – E-H
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Eden Lodge, subscription accounts, 5 July 1946 – 31 December 1948 – E-H
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Notes …
Read MoreEP/Bi.SA 2/21 – Billingham St. Aidan Parish
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Group photograph of [managers and office workers?] at R.O.F. Aycliffe …
Read MoreD/X 1822/51/3 – Miscellaneous documents – Aycliffe Angels
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l September 1879 (1) Samuel Hirst …
Read MoreD/HH 5/2/34 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales
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Annual report of the General Secretary, Sam Watson, for 1951 – E-H
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Browney Colliery, weekly pays book, week ending 26 December 1925 (pay 52) – week ending 7 May 1927 (pay 19) – E-H
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Eden Lodge, subscription accounts, 4 January 1946 – 1 June 1948 – E-H
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Photograph of Kathy Hirst and Vivienne Skilbeck …
Read MoreD/Ph 386/110/1 – Photocopies and photographs – Sedgefield Hospital and Spennymoor Labour Party
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January 1922 (1) Matthew Harrison Robson …
Read MoreD/CG 7/1444-1445 – Clayton and Gibson – Clavering of Axwell and Greencroft (part 2)
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Correspondence between the Diocesan Registry …
Read MoreEP/Bi.SA 2/20 – Billingham St. Aidan Parish
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1913 – October 1916 – E-H
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Sick department register – E-H
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6 November 1878 (1) Samuel Hirst of 11 Bellevue Terrace …
Read MoreD/HH 5/2/33 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1923-1926 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes – E-H
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