Our Holdings

The Durham Record Office is responsible for locating, collecting and preserving records relating to County Durham. We have over 3 miles (5.2 km) of records which range from small collections of personal papers to the records of large companies.

The Record Office holds a large number of collections relating to the history of County Durham. These include the records of:

• Durham County Council
• Durham Quarter Sessions
• Other local councils in the County
• Church of England parishes in the Dioceses of Durham and Ripon
• Non-conformist churches (for example, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches)
• National Coal Board
• Pre-nationalisation (pre-1947) colliery companies
• Landed Families and Estates
• Solicitors
• Businesses
• Schools and Colleges
• Individuals
  
  
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