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Durham County Council

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date: 1700-2100
Places:
  • Durham
  • Durham
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (local) > County councils
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C57807 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O41799 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
c1810-2006: Environment Department: records incl photographs, plans, minutes, corresp, design and conservation records incl photographs and publications
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8737
2
1880-1986: Clerk's Department: records incl registers, seal books, minutes, attendance books, corresp, reports and maps
Durham County Record Office
3
1888-1974: County Architect's Department: records incl photographs, plans and elevations rel to schools and other public buildings
Durham County Record Office
4
20th cent: architects' plans, other plans incl schools, building control registers
Durham County Record Office
5
1900-2008: minutes
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2008
6
1905-79: elementary education department special complaints book and corresp
Durham County Record Office
NRA 18297 Durham RO misc
7
1907-1994: Economic Development and Research Unit: development reports and publications rel to various council departments and Durham district councils
Durham County Record Office
8
1908-78: Education Department register of special complaints
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2005
9
c1930-1989: Private Street Works scheme files
Durham County Record Office
10
c1935-2010: reclamation files, registers of new dwellings and unfit houses
Durham County Record Office
11
1940-1992: Chief Executive and Clerk's Department: records incl County Hall visitors book, minutes and corresp rel to the Silver Jubilee, and records rel to chancel repairs for various Durham churches
Durham County Record Office
12
1954-2007: photographs, maps and plans and papers rel to waste disposal
Durham County Record Office
13
c 1955-1970: records of the County Analyst's Department
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2011
14
1960-1979: Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Library records
Durham County Record Office
15
1961-2002: Press and Information Office: photographs rel to the County Council centenary, HMS Brazen, and the opening of Clayport Library
Durham County Record Office
16
1974-2006: Social Services department: records incl minutes, log books and photographs rel to Aycliffe School Centre for Children, Copelaw, Durham; Newton Aycliffe Day Nursery; and Tow Law Children's Home, Attlee Estate
Durham County Record Office
17
1983-2006: School Governor Support Service minutes
Durham County Record Office
18
c1990-2010: project files rel to Keys to the Past, Past Perfect, Time Detectives, Millennium Commission
Durham County Record Office
19
c1991-1999: Neighbourhood Direct Services: chairmen's files, historical information files, photographs
Durham County Record Office
20
2006-2008: Neighbourhood Services: crematorium registers
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8684
21
1990-2000s: Neighbourhood Services: highways lab reports and site investigations, contaminated land files
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2014, Acc 8602, 8642, 8739
22
1979-2006: Neighbourhood Services: bequest files
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8744
23
2009-2015: Minutes: Cabinet
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8576, 8577, 8682
24
2009-2013: Minutes: Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee
Durham County Record Office
25
1876-1985: Durham City Engineers building control plans (microfilm)
Durham County Record Office
26
1974-2009: Legal and Democratic Services: minutes, reports and registers of seals and deeds
Durham County Record Office
27
1940s-2001: annual population statistics, estimates and predictions
Durham County Record Office
28
1999-2004: records rel to Millennium Project incl plans and corresp
Durham County Record Office
29
1980s-2000s: publications, studies and reports rel to development of Durham County coast
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8711
30
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller records incl site vists, refurbishments, grants
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8579
31
1970s: records rel to Stanley Ludkin, County Medical Officer
Durham County Record Office
See Acc 8608
32
1938-2011: records rel to education and schools in county, incl Education Committee, Education Finance Committe and School Benevolent Fund papers and photographs of county council schools
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2015
33
20th cent: records rel to building and amendments to county council properties incl County Hall, Police headquarters and schools
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2015
34
1924-1995: County Land and Property Department
Durham County Record Office
35
2009-2015: Minutes: Audit Committee
Durham County Record Office
36
2009-2015: Minutes: Pension Fund
Durham County Record Office
37
2009-2014: Minutes: Overview and Scrutiny Management Board
Durham County Record Office
38
2009-2014: Minutes: Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Durham County Record Office
39
2009-2015: Minutes: County Planning Committee
Durham County Record Office
40
2009-2015: Minutes: Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee
Durham County Record Office
41
2010-2013: County Durham Development Company/Business Durham Advisory Board
Durham County Record Office
42
20th cent: plans of Elvet House; children's home log books
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2016
43
21st cent: Arts Development: records incl Victor Pasmore Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee and brass programmes
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2018
44
2018: Weardale Area Action Partnership: 'We are Weardale' booklet of creative writing by residents, compiled as part of a project run with various organisations incl schools and Weardale Museum
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2018
45
21st cent: records incl council publications, employee updates and minutes
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2018
46
c1978-2018: departmental files incl EEC officials visit rel to closure of steel industry and Local Government Commission for England files
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2018
47
1974-2000s: Bishop Auckland by-pass compulsory purchase order; DCC Environment Committee reports by County Engineer on Chester le Street town centre and Bishop Auckland town centre, The Victoria Flat at Auckland Castle
Durham County Record Office
48
c1980-2015: planning files incl housing developments, open spaces and South West planning files
Durham County Record Office
49
20th-21st cent: contaminated land files and floppy disks of CAD drawings of DCC buildings and site surveys, signed plans and land surveys
Durham County Record Office
50
20th cent: assets: photographs of land holdings; archaeological assessments of historical sites, listed buildings and reclamation schemes photo albums
Durham County Record Office
51
1971-1981: finance ledgers of Durham County Council Police Committee, Probation and After Care Committee
Durham County Record Office
52
2003-2018: born digital photograph of County Hall artwork for publication 'Forty Years of County Hall' and digital images of Mayors of Durham
Durham County Record Office
53
18th-20th cent: photographs and journal called Northern Architect - mayoral records from 18th cent
Durham County Record Office
54
2018: DCC news spring and Durham County News autumn
Durham County Record Office
55
2006-2017: children and adult services, school and governor support files
Durham County Record Office
56
c1970-1979: photograph album rel to year Roy Robinson was chairman
Durham County Record Office
57
c1990-2006: places to visit in Co Durham and copy of speed map published by County Durham Books
Durham County Record Office
58
1991-2013: records incl constitution, committee attendance books and seal books (39)
Durham County Record Office
59
c1960: contract documents rel to supplies for the new County Hall
Durham County Record Office
See Annual Return 2019
Related record creators
  Record creator Description of relationship Dates Category of relationship
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Charles Dowse was employed in the County Architect's Department of Durham County Council
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