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Durham County Local History Society was formed in 1964 to promote interest in the study of the history of County Durham, which in recent centuries has played a major part in the economic and industrial growth of the United Kingdom.

The Society’s journal publishes research into historic County Durham’s contributions to the economic, social, religious and political development of the country. A range of journal articles relating to the history of County Durham and its people is available in our archive. Information about joining the Society is available on the membership page. Follow our blog to keep updated.

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

The latest edition of the journal has been published and sent to members.

Contents:

  • John Banham –  ‘A Maritime County’ – reflections on Durham’s coast 
  • David Miller – The Coast of County Durham – A Personal Recollection 
  • Liz Bregazzi – A Life in Archives 
  • Glen Lyndon Dodds – A Tale of Two Towns – Aspects of the history of Sunderland and South Shields in the years 1831-68 
  • Win Stokes – When beehives made the world go round 
  • Stefan Szablewski – Dame Elizabeth Bowes: pioneer of early coal mining? 
  • Win Stokes – The Ebenezer Project (gazetteer of the chapels and meeting houses of the North East)