Durham County Record Office

Durham County Record Office
County Hall
Durham
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Website

www.durham.gov.uk/recordoffice/usp.nsf/pws/durham+record+office+-+durham+record+office+homepage

E-mail

record.office@durham.gov.uk

Telephone

0191 383 3253

Fax

0191 383 4500

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The Durham County Record Office is responsible for collecting and preserving documents relating to County Durham and Darlington and for making those records available for study and research.

There are regular displays of documents held by the Record Office, in the Durham Room of County Hall and in the corridor leading to the Record Office.

Venue Type:

Archive

 Opening hours

Monday 8.45am-4.45pm
Tuesday 8.45am-4.45pm
Wednesday 8.45am-8.00pm
Thursday 8.45am-4.45pm

You must make an appointment to consult documents or microfilms in the Record Office. The number of places available is limited and an appointment ensures that a microfilm reader or table space will be available.

As we are very busy at present, we recommend that you make an appointment at least two weeks in advance.

Closed Fri-Sun. We are also closed on some public holidays - please see our website for details or call us.

Large numbers of historical documents have been deposited by their owners for safe-keeping in the Record Office. These include 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
National Coal Board
Pre-nationalisation (pre-1947) colliery companies
Landed Families and Estates
Solicitors
Businesses
Schools and Colleges
Individuals

You can search the catalogues of all our holdings in our online DRO Database.

Collection details

Industry, Law and Order, Religion, Social History

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