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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)

Reference: CC/X Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: County Hall

Covering Dates: 1955-2003

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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
- County Hall (Ref: CC/X 168/2-3, 170/2, 171/4, 173/1, 181/1-3, 209/1-2)

Catalogue Contents

County Hall (Ref: CC/X 168/2-3, 170/2, 171/4, 173/1, 181/1-3, 209/1-2)Ref: CC/X 168/2

B.B.C. film re opening of County Hall, 1963

(1 reel)

Ref: CC/X 168/3

E.M.I. tape recording re opening of County Hall

(1 reel)

Ref: CC/X 170/2

Description of the relief map in the Council Suite and the sculpture on the external north wall of the Council Chamber

(1 file)

Ref: CC/X 171/4

Sketches of the armorial bearings of Durham County Council, with explanatory notes

(2 papers)

Ref: CC/X 173/1

Tracing of suggested landscape plan for new County Office, Durham [c.1955-1960]

(1 tracing)

Ref: CC/X 181/1-3

Papers concerning the foundation stone laying ceremony and the official opening of the new County Hall at Aykley Heads, 1960 - 1964

(3 files, paper)

Ref: CC/X 209/1

County Hall. Aykley Heads, Durham. Headquarters of the Durham County Council. Promotional publication, n.d., [c. 1963] [features Durham County Record Office facilities]

(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: CC/X 209/2

Born-digital images of county hall artwork for the publication Forty Years of County Hall, 2003 For printed copy see DC/ALM 5/72 (1) Mosaic panel, depicting legends and landmarks connected with County Durham (2) A Durham Miners' Day Gala Scene, Norman Cornish (3) Durham County Council centenary, commissioned 1989, by Julian Cooper. Shows the original Shire Hall, mining communities and industry, a surveyor mapping the countryside, public health and Council employees (4) The Building of Durham Cathedral, mural by Thomas W Pattison (5) Relief map of County Durham representing famous landmarks, people, industries, inventions and legends (6) - (8) Honouring the Durham Miners, stained glass window by Bridget Jones, unveiled by Rt Hon Tony Blair, 1996

(8 digital images, 47.67 MB)