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Durham County Library Collection

Reference: D/CL 27/278/ Catalogue Title: Durham County Library Collection Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Postcards and Photographs: Durham City - County Hall and DLI Museum

Covering Dates: 1951-1980

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Postcards and photographs (Ref: D/CL 27/278/1344-1351)Durham City: County Hall, Aykley Heads (Ref: D/CL 27/278/1344-1347)

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visiting County Hall exhibition concerning her family's connections with the area, November 1980 From left: County Archivist David Butler, County Council Chairman Coun. Bill Natrass, Lord Strathmore (nephew of the Queen who had loaned items for the exhibition from Glamis Castle) Attached is a newspaper article re the Queen Mother's visit to the county, with a description of what she did on her visit. Durham Advertiser photograph Durham Record no. DR00833
(1 photograph, 21.5cm x 16.4cm, black and white)


Photograph of County Council Chairman Coun. Bill Natrass of Crook, heading 72 county councillors including 41 Labour members, 14 Conservatives and ten Independents, taken outside County Hall, August 1980 Durham Advertiser photograph Durham Record no. DR00834
(1 photograph, 21.5cm x 16.5cm, black and white)


Photograph of the first proposed plan for a new Shire Hall, 1951 Architect's drawing superimposed on photograph of Aykley Heads site Durham Record no. DR00835
(1 photograph, 20.9cm x 15.9cm, black and white)


Photograph of the drawing office staff in the new Shire Hall, March 1963 Northern Echo photograph Durham Record no. DR01131
(1 photograph, 48cm x 17.8cm, black and white)

Durham City: DLI Museum, Aykley Heads (Ref: D/CL 27/278/1348-1351)

Photograph of young film makers Robert Massey (standing), Peter Lockey and Jane Shaw at the Durham Light Infantry Museum, making a short cartoon film around the exploits of a fictitious Geordie soldier, August 1978 Northern Echo photograph Durham Record no. DR01132
(1 photograph, 20.5cm x 25.3cm, black and white)


Photograph of members of the Durham Napoleonic Society in action at the DLI Museum, July 1979 Northern Echo photograph Durham Record no. DR01133
(1 photograph, 20.5cm x 25.4cm, black and white)


Photograph of Anthony Purvis of Rowlands Gill with the Electro Colour Scope exhibited by Ken Gray at the DLI Museum, January 1979 Northern Echo photograph Durham Record no. DR01134
(1 photograph, 23.8cm x 16.5cm, black and white)


Photograph of members of the Napoleonic Association in action at the DLI Museum, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the DLI ceasing to exist in 1968 due to defence cuts, July 1978 Attached is the newspaper article for the photograph, bearing the headline 'BATTLE AT THE DLI MUSEUM'; this article gives a description of the Napoleonic Association re-enactment of a battle from the Naploeonic Wars Durham Advertiser photograph Durham Record no. DR01135
(1 photograph, 21.6cm x 16.7cm, black and white)