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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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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages: Victory Pit, Murphy's Pit, Marshall's Pit & Usworth Colliery – all seams, 1911 – 1920 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – E-H
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Committee meeting minutes, 1933 – 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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Letters from various people (and replies) concerning the sale of lands at Willington …
Read MoreD/St/L2/2/8 – Strathmore Estate – Legal Affairs: Lawyers’ correspondence and personal papers
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24 October 1857 (1) Elizabeth Blanchard of Bishop Auckland …
Read MoreD/X 1780/34 – Miscellaneous documents – Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, deeds
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Committee and Council minutes, balance sheets, etc., July – December 1878 – E-H
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Minute book of Committee Meetings [unsigned], August 1934 – December 1935 – 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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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1921 – 1927 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 137 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Records of Permits to Erect Monuments …
Read MoreCP/Sac 14/1 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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National Union of Mineworkers (Durham Area) General Secretary's Annual Report, 1962 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Reports of H.M. Inspectors of Mines for … Durham District (No.4) … for the year 1893, 1894 – E-H
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Compensation Committee Letter Book, 24 May 1911 – 19 August 1911 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, October 1928 – June 1931 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Compensation and average book no.3: East Side of Pit, 1899 – 1913 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, Averages, 1908 – 1919 – E-H
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2 February 1798 (1) Henry Mills of Willington …
Read MoreD/Br/D 1648 – Brancepeth Estate – Deeds (part 04) places B
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Letters out (copies), October 1896 – April 1898 – E-H
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1915 – 1919 – E-H
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Committee meeting minutes, 1932 – E-H
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Letters out (copies), February 1886 – March 1889 – E-H
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Robert Malcolm Humes (industrial disease) [274] …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N 2/3319 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 138-139 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Cash book, 15 July 1895 – 30 June 1898 – E-H
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Sick Fund entrance fees, 1885 – 1903 – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1927 – 1933 – E-H
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Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912, awards, August 1912 – February 1918 – E-H
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form [3C] of Wellfield Secondary School …
Read MoreE/E/G239(14) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Minute book of Executive Committee Meetings, 25 January 1937 – 13 September 1937 – E-H
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Individual appeals and umpires' awards, 1925 – 1934 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes – E-H
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Book, January 1934 – June 1934 – E-H
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 140 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Committee, Council, Board minutes, circulars, etc., 4 January 1943 – 28 June 1943 – E-H
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Gala pay out, 1951 – 1952 – E-H
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Photograph of form teacher and pupils in Form 1A of Wellfield A.J. Dawson Grammar School …
Read MoreE/E/G238(20) – Wingate, A.J. Dawson Grammar School
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Newspaper cutting from the Northern Echo of a photograph …
Read MoreD/Ph 389/20 – Photocopies and photographs
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Order of service for a community celebration and tribute to Mr Wilf Hume's 100 years …
Read MoreEP/Fr 2/18/2 – Frosterley St. Michael Parish
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Marsden Lodge, Minute book, December 1911 – August 1912 – E-H
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Additional evidence in Philip Bushby and John Henderson v Consett Iron Company Ltd …
Read MoreD/Co 65/23 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Sick department register – E-H
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Usworth Lodge Wage Book, June 1934 – December 1934 – E-H
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Letter from the third Marquess of Londonderry to Sir Cuthbert Sharpe …
Read MoreD/X 346/2(38) – Miscellaneous documents – Port of Sunderland customs; Londonderry correspondence
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Compensation Department, Report of Proceedings of the Arbitration Committee … (labelled 'Compensation Minutes, etc.'), 23 November 1928 – 4 November 1929 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – E-H
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1928-1976 – E-H
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Register of men employed on screens at Dawdon Colliery, 1 December 1926 – 9 December 1950 – E-H
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