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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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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 84 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 111 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward South West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 38 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Letter from J.T. Proud …
Read MoreM/BA 1029 – Bishop Auckland Methodist Circuit
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/6 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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Pension Fund register …
Read MoreD/Co 56/11 – Consett Iron Company – Business Archives Council grant
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1835 (1) Christopher Bramwell …
Read MoreD/HH 3/1/33/16 – Hanby Holmes – Deeds: Office drafts (part 2)
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Letters from E.S. Robinson …
Read MoreD/X 1074/9 – Miscellaneous documents – Proud, Robinson and Roddam, solicitors
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Letters between The West Auckland Brewery Co. Ltd. …
Read MoreD/X 851/4 – Miscellaneous documents – Heighington, Chaytor estate, Wingate and Crook records
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Letter acknowledging receipt of 3/1 above from W. Fleming to John Proud. 13 February 1873 (paper …
Read MoreD/X 535/3/2 – Miscellaneous documents – Tudhoe deeds
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Brancepeth No.2 Lodge, register of members' contributions, 14 July 1961 – 29 December 1961 – O-T
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Additional abstract of title to copy hold land and premises in Gilesgate belonging to Messrs. Wittingham and Proud and contracted to be sold to the Rev. J.G. Norton …
Read MoreEP/Du.SG 150 – Durham St. Giles Parish – Churchwardens
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Correspondence between Canon Macdonald …
Read MoreEP/Ha.CC 4/2 – West Hartlepool Christ Church Parish
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Receipt for professional services of John Proud to the Trustees of the Primitive Methodist Circuit …
Read MoreM/Sh 518 – Shildon Methodist Circuit
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22 July 1872 (1) John Richard Westgarth Hildyard of Hutton Bonville Hall …
Read MoreD/CG 13/487 – Clayton and Gibson – Hildyard family of Horsley Hall
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Treasurer's Post Office Order Book, 17 February 1916 – 12 February 1919 – O-T
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Treasurers' Post Office Order Book, 1896 – 1897 – O-T
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Compensation Department, Reports of meetings of the Arbitration Committee (labelled 'Minutes of Arbitration Committee'), vol.4, 1 January 1923 – 15 December 1924 – O-T
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Arbitration committee minutes, 1898 – 1938 – O-T
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Lodge accounts – O-T
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Leslie Proud (accidental death) …
Read MoreCOR/Du.N/2 /264 – Durham North Coroner – Inquest files
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Plan 2576 …
Read MoreUD/BC 230/156 – Barnard Castle Urban District Council – Building control plans
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 162 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Craike (Yorkshire, North Riding)
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 15 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 23 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward Middle
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 32 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 35 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 41 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 44 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Darlington Ward North West
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 88 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Stockton Ward North East
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Seven home-made books tied together (in the wrong order) entitled 'John Ord's Skerne Water Tales – C.P. Nicholson's Extracts' and ''The Skern-Water Tales' of John Ord of Newton Ketton [1786-1870] …
Read MoreD/DT 1/12/44 – Darlington and Teesdale Naturalists’ Field Club – Field Club Management and Administration
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Letters from the West Auckland Brewery Company to J. and R.D. Proud of Bishop Auckland …
Read MoreD/X 1172/26-70 – Miscellaneous documents – Colliery and brewery business letterheads
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Correspondence between Proud …
Read MoreD/X 1074/19 – Miscellaneous documents – Proud, Robinson and Roddam, solicitors
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Photograph of Albert Proud and Doris Proud (nee Cooke) of 72 Westfield …
Read MoreD/X 2149/4 – Miscellaneous documents – Toes family
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Sick Fund Post Office Order Book, 23 July 1919 – 1 April 1920 – O-T
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Joint Committee decisions, agreements, awards, etc., 1900 – 1904 – O-T
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None – O-T
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Letters out (copies), December 1912 – March 1914 – O-T
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Copy letters concerning dissatisfaction with working practices at Browney Colliery, 21 March and 23 March 1932 – O-T
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Eden Lodge, Committee meetings minute book, 21 February 1918 – 30 July 1919 – O-T
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Postcard photograph of a group of sergeants and lance-corporals of various regiments …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/805/104 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Servicemen (First World War)
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Certificate of transfer to Reserve …
Read MoreD/DLI 7/549/6 – Durham Light Infantry Records – Individual Soldiers – surnames P: Pr to Pu
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Pearson …
Read MoreCHA/504 – Charity Commission – County Durham Charity Accounts
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Wentworth Proud …
Read MoreCOR/Da/3/37 – Darlington Coroner – Non-inquest files
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 155 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Easington Ward South
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Land Tax returns …
Read MoreQ/D/L 29 – Quarter Sessions – Land Tax Returns: Chester Ward West
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Letter of the executors of Mrs. Isabella S. Proud to Rev. J. Hudson Barker re the Sanderson Annuities Income Fund …
Read MoreEP/SS.SH 12/8 – South Shields St. Hilda Parish – 12 Charities
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Account of the real property of George Snaith …
Read MoreD/X 1074/17 – Miscellaneous documents – Proud, Robinson and Roddam, solicitors
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Letter from Roland [Proud …
Read MoreD/X 1412/263 – Miscellaneous documents – Clement Thorpe Collin (1911-1982) and family, of Willington
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4 November 1873 (1) Consett Iron Co. Ltd. (2) Thomas Little …
Read MoreD/Co 31/16 – Consett Iron Company – Assets, Deeds