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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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Postcard with a photograph of Owengate entitled 'Old House …
Read MoreD/DW 1/4(45) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 4
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Francis Johnston …
Read MoreCOR/C/2/472 – Chester Ward Coroner – Inquest files
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Pocket Diary and Almanack …
Read MoreD/Wa 5/3/3 – Wallis family of Darlington – Wallis Family
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/11 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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28 September 1814 (1) The Hon. and Rt. Revd. James …
Read MoreD/HH 3/5/23 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: County Durham
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Letter from James Hardy …
Read MoreD/X 1338/5/43 – Miscellaneous documents – Teesdale Record Society: Michael Aislabie Denham archive
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Analysis book, June 1918 – January 1920 – I-N
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Sunderland AFC
Read Moremisc0038 – Local Authority Records
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Lodge accounts – I-N
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Usworth Lodge, Committee minutes, August 1917 – June 1919 – I-N
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Postcard photograph of Black's Corner …
Read MoreD/CL 27/278/1443 – Durham County Library Collection – Postcards and photographs: Easington to Greta Bridge
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Marriage licence of Kenneth Walter Johnston …
Read MoreEP/Cok 1/17/1 – Cockerton St. Mary Parish
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Institution of Rev E.V. Johnston to the vicarage of St. James …
Read MoreEP/Ham 74 – Hamsterley St. James Parish
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10 July 1886 (1) Alexander Johnston …
Read MoreEP/Whit 92 – Whitburn St. Mary Parish
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Postcard photograph of officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(38) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 6
Read MoreD/DW – Antiquarian and Composite Records
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1928-1976 – I-N
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Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act, 1912, awards, August 1912 – February 1918 – I-N
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Usworth Lodge, Wages Books, averages, 1927 – 1933 – I-N
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Postcard photograph of 'Yate' …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(35) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Postcard photograph of officers …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(36) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/278(49) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Group photograph of 'HQ' Company …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/81(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Newspaper cutting from the Shields Gazette giving details of a new drill hall which is to be built near Westoe village and names and photographs of officers of the 47th (The Durham Light Infantry) Anti-Aircraft Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/29(99) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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J. Johnston …
Read MoreP/14/8/1519 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Edward Johnston …
Read MoreCOR/C/2/442 – Chester Ward Coroner – Inquest files
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Dedication of the photograph album to Lieutenant-Colonel Hubert McBain …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/34/3(113) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 10th – 70th Battalions
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Photograph of 'C' Section …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/516 – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Photograph of 'H' Half Company of the 2nd Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/2/135(29) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 3) and 2nd Battalion
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Photograph of members of the Church Lads' Brigade at Whitby Camp …
Read MoreEP/Daw 13/9 – Dawdon St. Hild Parish
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31 October 1974 (1) Rev. Eric Victor Johnston of Hamsterley Vicarage …
Read MoreEP/Ham 163 – Hamsterley St. James Parish
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Correspondence …
Read MoreEP/Ham 206 – Hamsterley St. James Parish
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Card of newspaper cuttings concerning the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot …
Read MoreD/DLI 1/5/1(13) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Regiment
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30 April 1770 (1) Messrs. Johnston and Gibson (2) William Rudd …
Read MoreD/Lo Acc 1750(D) Box 6/6 – Londonderry Estates – Additional Records Acc: 1750(D)
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Letters from various people to Thomas Wheldon concerning the lease of 54 Conduit Street …
Read MoreD/St/L2/3/14 – Strathmore Estate – Legal Affairs: Lawyers’ correspondence and personal papers
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 35 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Chart of Tees from Stockton to sea by James Johnston …
Read MoreD/XP 17 – Miscellaneous plans – Miscellaneous plans
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18 and 19 May 1810 (1) William Ainsley late of Crook Hall Mill …
Read MoreD/X 2033/1/9/1-2 – Miscellaneous documents – Peele and McFarlane Veterinary Practice, Elvet Waterside and Hallgarth Street Durham
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Elizabeth Annie Johnston Grave number 442 A Date of death 21 August 1972 Date of burial 24 August 1972 …
Read MoreCP/Sac 13/23 – Sacriston Civil Parish
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Arbitration committee minutes – I-N
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1905 – 1909 – I-N
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Usworth Lodge, Deputation copy book, 1912 – 1913 – I-N
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Postcard of the The Sills …
Read MoreD/CL 27/277/1395 – Durham County Library Collection – Photographs and postcards Q-W
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Group photograph of officers of the 1st Battalion …
Read MoreD/DLI 2/1/267(42) – Durham Light Infantry Records – 1st Battalion (part 1)
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Photograph of the band of the 7th and 47th Durham Light Infantry …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/30(61) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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Newspaper cutting from an unidentified newspaper …
Read MoreD/DLI 11/4/2/44(98) – Durham Light Infantry Records – Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve, Phase 2
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Postcard with a landscape photograph of Durham City from below Pelaw Woods …
Read MoreD/DW 1/1(214) – David Williams postcard collection – Postcard albums: Album 1
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Agnes Johnston (file no. 5040) …
Read MoreCOR/CW/2/143 – Chester Ward West Coroner – Inquest files
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J. L. Johnston …
Read MoreP/14/8/1515 – Durham Prison – Photographs of prison officers
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 119 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward North