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Durham County Council (1974 - 2009)

Reference: DC/ENV Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1974 - 2009) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Environment Department - Tidy Village Competition

Covering Dates: 1957-2002

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Catalogue Description

Environment Department

Catalogue Contents

Minutes and correspondence (Ref: DC/Env 1269/1-4)

A file of minutes of meetings by the Durham County Tidy Village Competition committee, 1986 - 2002
(1 file)


File of County Durham's Tidy Village Competition signs and works instructions, including correspondence, photographs and maps, 1999 - 2000
(1 file)


File of general information about County Durham Tidy Village Competition; also includes correspondence, maps, newspaper cuttings about 2000 and 2001 competition, as well as a record of previous winners, 1990 - 2000
(1 file, 16 papers)


Details of the results of one of the Durham County Tidy Village competitions, guidelines for the judges and correspondence to the Director of Environment & Technical Services regarding the inspection of the Tidy Village signs/trophies dated 29 April 2002, as well as copies of photographs
(12 papers)

Financial records (Ref: DC/Env 1269/5)

Income and expenditure accounts for the Durham County Tidy Village competition, which includes the income and expenditure of the competition,
(1 book, cloth bound)

Newspaper cuttings (Ref: DC/Env 1269/6-7)

File of press cuttings concerning County Durham Tidy Village competition, 1957 - 1975
(78 papers, printed)


Collection of newspaper cuttings regarding the Tidy Village competition in Durham, c.1993 - 2002
(30 papers)

Slides of individuals with County Durham Tidy Village Trophies (Ref: DC/Env 1269/8-11)

Slide of a group of men and women standing around a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of two men shaking hands in front of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a group of men and women, some taking photographs of the Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a group of men and women looking at a Durham County Tidy Village sign,
(1 slide)

Highly Commended certificates, 1960 (Ref: DC/Env 1269/12-17)

Highly Commended certificate for Bishopton in the Durham County Tidy Village competition, 1960
(1 paper, 28.8 cm. x 20.9 cm.)


Highly Commended certificate for Egglescliffe in the Durham County Tidy Village competition, 1960
(1 paper, 29 cm. x 21.2 cm.)


Highly Commended certificate for Great Burdon in the Durham County Tidy Village competition, 1960
(1 paper, 28.9 cm. x 20.9 cm.)


Highly Commended certificate for Hamsterley in the Durham County Tidy Village competition, 1960
(1 paper, 28.8 cm. x 20.9 cm.)


Highly Commended certificate for Staindrop in the Durham County Tidy Village competition, 1960
(1 paper, 29 cm. x 20.8 cm.)


Prize certificate for the Durham County Tidy Village competition, n.d. [c. 1960]
(1 card, 20 cm. x 14.3 cm.)

Photographs of Tidy Village trophies and signs (Ref: DC/Env 1269/18-26)

Photograph of a group of men and women looking at new Durham County Tidy Village trophies donated by N.C.B., The Northern Echo and C.P.R.E., captioned: judges and committee viewing the three new donated trophies, n.d. 1961
(1 photograph, 25.3 cm. x 20.7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of a Durham County Tidy Village sign, n.d.
(1 photograph, 19.9 cm. x 25.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two men standing in front of a Durham County Tidy Village sign, with one man presenting a certificate to the other, n.d.
(1 photograph, 18.7 cm. x 24.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of two women and four men standing in front of a Durham County Tidy Village sign, n.d.
(1 photograph, 19 cm. x 24.5 cm., black and white)


Slide of two men shaking hands in front of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of two men and two women unveiling a Durham County Tidy Village sign,
(1 slide)


Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village sign being unveiled by a group of men and women, n.d.
(1 slide)


Slide of two women unveiling a Durham County Tidy Village - Improvement Class sign,
(1 slide)


Slide of two women unveiling a sign for the Durham Tidy Village competition,
(1 slide)

Slides of County Durham Tidy Village Trophies (Ref: DC/Env 1269/27-32)

Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)


Slide of a Durham County Tidy Village trophy,
(1 slide)

N.C.B. Trophy (Ref: DC/Env 1269/33-41)

Photograph of a war memorial in Greenside, captioned: 'Industrial Class' 1961 N.C.B. Trophy, taken by North of England Newspaper Co. Ltd., n.d. 1961
(1 photograph, 25.3 cm. x 20.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a road with a truck driving towards the camera in Blaydon, captioned: The 'National Coal Board' Trophy, Blaydon, 1964, Industrial Village Class, 1964
(1 photograph, 25.3 cm. x 20.6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a war memorial in Hamsterley for the Durham County Tidy Village competition, captioned: The Northern Echo Trophy, Hamsterley, 'Small Villages Class', 1961, n.d. 1961
(1 photograph, 25.3 cm. x 20.7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Sedgefield main street, with a church in the background for the Durham County Tidy Village 'Northern Echo Trophy', captioned: The Northern Echo Trophy, Sedgefield, 'Large Village Class', 1961 - 1964, n.d. 1961
(1 photograph, 25.2 cm. x 20.8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Blaydon with housing on the right-hand side and the river at the bottom of the hill, taken by Arthur Philipson, captioned: Attention of Mr. Aurrell, n.d.
(1 photograph, 25.2 cm. x 20.6 cm., black and white)


Photograph of houses in Brancepeth leading down to Brancepeth Castle, captioned: The Northern Echo Trophy, Brancepeth, Winner of the 'Small Village Class', 1963 - 1964, n.d. [ c.1963]
(1 photograph, 29 cm. x 23.3 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a road in Fishburn with grass, seating and a few buildings in the background for the Durham Tidy Village competition, captioned: The National Coal Board Trophy, Fishburn, Winner of the 'Industrial Village Class', 1963, n.d. 1963
(1 photograph, 28.8 cm. x 24.4 cm., black and white)


Photograph of Gainford village green for the Durham County Tidy Village competition, captioned: The CPRE Trophy, Gainford, Winner of the 'Medium Village Class', 1963, n.d. 1963
(1 photograph, 28.8 cm. x 22.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a war memorial outside the Rowlands Gill Co-operative Branch, captioned: The Northern Echo Trophy, Rowlands Gill, Winner of the 'Large Village Class' 1963, n.d. 1963
(1 photograph, 28.8 cm. x 24.1 cm., black and white)

Slides of Tidy Village T-Shirts (Ref: DC/Env 1269/42-48)

Slide of two girls in County Durham Tidy Village competition t-shirts,
(1 slide)


Slide of two boys wearing County Durham Tidy Village competition t-shirts, holding clear sacks,
(1 slide)


Slide of a boy in a County Durham Tidy Village competition t-shirt, walking past a large group of people and a van,
(1 slide)


Slide of a County Durham Tidy Village competition t-shirt,
(1 slide)


Slide of two boys and two girls wearing County Durham Tidy Village t-shirts, holding bags of rubbish,
(1 slide)


Slide of a boy in a County Durham Tidy Village top, holding a bag of rubbish; also there is a man with an umbrella in the slide
(1 slide)


Slide of two boys placing rubbish into two clear sacks,
(1 slide)

Reports on building in Killhope and Rookhope by County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group (Ref: DC/Env 1269/49-57)

Report on school house in Killhope, including plans, elevations and history of who lived there, by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 file)


Template for report on school house, by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, n.d.
(5 papers)


History of the school house at Killhope, n.d.
(5 papers)


Report on Redburn group of buildings in Rookhope Village, including plans, elevations and brief history by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 file)


Plan and elevations of High Redburn Cottage in Rookhope, by County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, 30 October 1989
(1 paper)


Ground floor plan of High Redburn Cottage, Rookhope, by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 paper)


First floor plan and south elevation of High Redburn, Rookhope, by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 paper)


Elevations of High Redburn, Rookhope, by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 paper)


Plan and elevations of 'Middle' Redburn Cottage in Rookhope by the County Durham Vernacular Architecture Group, October 1989
(1 paper)

C.P.R.E. Trophy (Ref: DC/Env 1269/58-60)

Photograph of a number of buildings in Middleton-in-Teesdale, including the Bluebell Hotel, for the Durham County Tidy Village competition, captioned: The CPRE Trophy, Middleton-in-Teesdale 'Medium Village Class', 1961, n.d. 1961
(1 photograph, 25.3 cm. x 20.7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of housing in Bishop Middleham, captioned: The Council for the Preservation of Rural England Trophy, Bishop Middleham, 1964, Medium Village Class, n.d. 1964
(1 photograph, 24.7 cm. x 20 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a road with trees either side, a phone box and some buildings in Bishop Middleham, captioned: The Council for the Preservation of Rural England Trophy, Bishop Middleham, 1964, Medium Village Class, n.d. 1964
(1 photograph, 25 cm. x 20.2 cm., black and white)