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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)

Reference: CC/Surveyor Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: County Surveyor: quarries and opencast mining

Covering Dates: 1923-1984

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  • Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
    • County Surveyor (Ref: CC/Surveyor)
    • Quarries (Ref: CC/Surveyor 271-273)
    • Opencast mining (Ref: CC/Surveyor 291-294)

Catalogue Contents

County Surveyor (Ref: CC/Surveyor)Quarries (Ref: CC/Surveyor 271-273)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 271

Chestergarth Quarry, 1945 - 1947

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 272

Weardale Quarries, 1946 - 1975

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 273

Teesdale Quarries, Lord Barnard, 1923 - 1962

Opencast mining (Ref: CC/Surveyor 291-294)Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 291

Opencast Mining, General policy, 1949 - 1952

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 292

Opencast Mining, Low Alders, Mount Pleasant and Whitehall sites, 1951 - 1967 [retained as sample of site files]

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 293

Opencast Mining, Standalone and West Brandon sites, 1971 - 1984 [retained as sample of site files]

Ref: CC/SURVEYOR 294

Opencast Mining, Ragpath site, 1970 - 1979 [retained as sample of site files]



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