Durham County Council

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/ENV	See Acc 8737
2	1880-1986: Clerk's Department: records incl registers, seal books, minutes, attendance books, corresp, reports and maps	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC/Clerk
3	1888-1974: County Architect's Department: records incl photographs, plans and elevations rel to schools and other public buildings	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC/Arch
4	20th cent: architects' plans, other plans incl schools, building control registers	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc 8041, 8162, 8176
5	1900-2008: minutes	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc No 7126	See Annual Return 2008
6	1905-79: elementary education department special complaints book and corresp	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/X993	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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/EDRU
8	1908-78: Education Department register of special complaints	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC /Education	See Annual Return 2005
9	c1930-1989: Private Street Works scheme files	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc 8149
10	c1935-2010: reclamation files, registers of new dwellings and unfit houses	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc 8077, 8078, 8157, 8159
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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Clerk
12	1954-2007: photographs, maps and plans and papers rel to waste disposal	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/X
13	c 1955-1970: records of the County Analyst's Department	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc No 7866	See Annual Return 2011
14	1960-1979: Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Library records	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc No 7165
15	1961-2002: Press and Information Office: photographs rel to the County Council centenary, HMS Brazen, and the opening of Clayport Library	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/PI
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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/SS
17	1983-2006: School Governor Support Service minutes	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc No 7158
18	c1990-2010: project files rel to Keys to the Past, Past Perfect, Time Detectives, Millennium Commission	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc 8027, 8245
19	c1991-1999: Neighbourhood Direct Services: chairmen's files, historical information files, photographs	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	Acc 8240
20	2006-2008: Neighbourhood Services: crematorium registers	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	ND/Du	See Acc 8684
21	1990-2000s: Neighbourhood Services: highways lab reports and site investigations, contaminated land files	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/NS	See Annual Return 2014, Acc 8602, 8642, 8739
22	1979-2006: Neighbourhood Services: bequest files	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/ALM	See Acc 8744
23	2009-2015: Minutes: Cabinet	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 002	See Acc 8576, 8577, 8682
24	2009-2013: Minutes: Central Durham Crematorium Joint Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/AJ/D
25	1876-1985: Durham City Engineers building control plans (microfilm)	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	8417
26	1974-2009: Legal and Democratic Services: minutes, reports and registers of seals and deeds	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	8313, 8485
27	1940s-2001: annual population statistics, estimates and predictions	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	8517
28	1999-2004: records rel to Millennium Project incl plans and corresp	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	8462
29	1980s-2000s: publications, studies and reports rel to development of Durham County coast	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Env	See Acc 8711
30	Gypsy, Roma and Traveller records incl site vists, refurbishments, grants	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/AWH	See Acc 8579
31	1970s: records rel to Stanley Ludkin, County Medical Officer	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/X 1975	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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Ed	See Annual Return 2015
33	20th cent: records rel to building and amendments to county council properties incl County Hall, Police headquarters and schools	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Arch	See Annual Return 2015
34	1924-1995: County Land and Property Department	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/LP
35	2009-2015: Minutes: Audit Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 003
36	2009-2015: Minutes: Pension Fund	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 007
37	2009-2014: Minutes: Overview and Scrutiny Management Board	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 009
38	2009-2014: Minutes: Economy and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 013
39	2009-2015: Minutes: County Planning Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 017
40	2009-2015: Minutes: Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 030
41	2010-2013: County Durham Development Company/Business Durham Advisory Board	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/A 033
42	20th cent: plans of Elvet House; children's home log books	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CCo/Du; DC/SS	See Annual Return 2016
43	21st cent: Arts Development: records incl Victor Pasmore Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee and brass programmes	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/ALM	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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/X 2171	See Annual Return 2018
45	21st cent: records incl council publications, employee updates and minutes	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/ACE; DCC/A	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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Clerk	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	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC/Clerk; DC/Env
48	c1980-2015: planning files incl housing developments, open spaces and South West planning files	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	ND/WV; DCC/RED
49	20th-21st cent: contaminated land files and floppy disks of CAD drawings of DCC buildings and site surveys, signed plans and land surveys	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/NS; CC/Surveyor; DC/Env; DC/LP
50	20th cent: assets: photographs of land holdings; archaeological assessments of historical sites, listed buildings and reclamation schemes photo albums	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/RES; DC/Env
51	1971-1981: finance ledgers of Durham County Council Police Committee, Probation and After Care Committee	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Treasurer
52	2003-2018: born digital photograph of County Hall artwork for publication 'Forty Years of County Hall' and digital images of Mayors of Durham	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC/X; DCC/CH
53	18th-20th cent: photographs and journal called Northern Architect - mayoral records from 18th cent	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	CC/Planning
54	2018: DCC news spring and Durham County News autumn	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/ACE
55	2006-2017: children and adult services, school and governor support files	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/CAS
56	c1970-1979: photograph album rel to year Roy Robinson was chairman	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/EM
57	c1990-2006: places to visit in Co Durham and copy of speed map published by County Durham Books	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/EDRU
58	1991-2013: records incl constitution, committee attendance books and seal books (39)	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DCC/RES; DCC/CON; DC/Legal; DC/Clerk
59	c1960: contract documents rel to supplies for the new County Hall	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	DC/Arch	See Annual Return 2019

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Dowse, Charles E, (fl 1934-1982), architect	Charles Dowse was employed in the County Architect's Department of Durham County Council		Hierarchical