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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

Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/401/3 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/401/19 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from Lady Fanny Anne Hutt …

D/St/C 5/576/1(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from Lady Fanny Anne Hutt …

D/St/C 5/576/12 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/516/9 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/516/21 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/516/27b – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/447/13 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/447/16 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/447/22 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from Lady Fanny Anne Hutt …

D/St/C 5/569/74 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/570/38 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/570/51 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/233/99 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/288/5(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from Charles Mark Palmer …

D/St/C 5/288/12 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/288/13 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/603/95 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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6 April 1861 (1) Edward Western of Bedford Row …

D/St/D1/10/73 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 2, D/St/D/1/5-14)

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28 April 1865 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor …

D/St/D1/13/4 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 2, D/St/D/1/5-14)

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/38/30 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/29/34(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/29/118(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from John Tiplady …

D/St/C 5/40/48 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letters from William Hutt at Gibside and at the Committee Room …

D/St/C1/16/478 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: Family (part 5) John and Josephine Bowes

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22 December 1865 (1) Sir William Aloyzius Clavering of Axwell Park …

D/St/D5/7/57 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 2, D/St/D/5/6-7)

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4 July 1873 (1) Adelbert Wellington Brownlow …

D/St/D3/1/28 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Wemmergill Estate (part 1, D/St/D/3/1-3)

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23 November 1866 (1) Stephen Byers of St. Albans Road …

D/St/D3/2/263 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Wemmergill Estate (part 1, D/St/D/3/1-3)

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2 March 1877 (1) Claude Bowes …

D/St/D1/4/267 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)

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2 March 1877 (1) Claude Bowes …

D/St/D1/4/272 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)

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9 July 1877 (1) Claude Bowes …

D/St/D1/4/273 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Streatlam Estate and the Manor of Bowes (part 1, D/St/D/1/1-4)

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31 May 1831 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle …

D/St/D5/7/19 – Strathmore Estate – Title Deeds: Gibside and Winlaton Estate (part 2, D/St/D/5/6-7)

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2 July 1838 (1) William Hutt of Gibside …

D/St/B1/3/108 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 1) Administration of collieries by Bowes and Strathmore families

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1852 (1) Edward Western of Great James Street …

D/St/B1/6/72 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 2) Partnership and partnership collieries

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Draft declaration of trust by John Bowes as to 1/4 part of his 4/6 part in the co-partnership of John Bowes …

D/St/B1/7/2 – Strathmore Estate – Business: Coal (part 2) Partnership and partnership collieries

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/53/12(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/53/18 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/61/124(i,ii) – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/61/138 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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[1862 63] (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon …

D/HH 5/2/608 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales

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General letters received …

D/HH 1/4/93 – Hanby Holmes – Office Administration: In letters

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1839 (1) Frederick William Wilson of Forest Hall …

D/HH 5/2/70 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales

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18 July 1860 (1) Timothy Hutchinson (2) Edward Western …

D/HH 5/2/263 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales

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1866 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon …

D/HH 5/2/281 – Hanby Holmes – Strathmore Estates: Purchases and sales

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/17 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/19 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/20 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/34 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/43 – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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Letter from William Hutt …

D/St/C 5/125/62a – Strathmore Estate – Correspondence and personal papers: John Bowes correspondence

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