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Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Service
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Archives and Local Studies Centre
Valence House Museum
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham
England
RM8 3HT
Telephone: 020 8227 2033
Email: localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk
Open: Tuesday-Thursday 10-4; Saturday 10-12.30, 1.15-4
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- Wheelchair access
- Proof of identity required
Microfilm, photographic and photocopying service available
ARCHON code: 350
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Businesses (16)
- Arthur Bedwell & Co Ltd, Plaistow Plaistow, Essex
- Barking Brassware Co Ltd Barking, Essex
- Barking District Savings Bank Barking, Essex
- Callenders Cable & Construction Co Ltd London
- Docklands Light Railway Ltd London
- Ford Motor Co Ltd, vehicle builders Dagenham, Essex
- Gross, Sherwood & Heald Ltd, varnish manufacturers, Barking Barking, Essex
- Labourer Barking, Essex
- Lawes Chemical Co Ltd, chemical fertiliser manufacturers Barking, Essex
- May & Baker Ltd, manufacturing chemists Battersea, Surrey;Dagenham, Essex
- Pesci, fish and chip shop, Barking Barking, Essex
- Porter Glenny Ltd, estate agents, Grays Grays, Essex
- Robert Saggers, funeral directors London
- Samuel Williams & Son Ltd, lightermen Dagenham, Essex
- Solvent Products Ltd London
- Thames Plywood Manufacturers, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
Organisations (86)
- Barking Abbey School Barking, Essex
- Barking Adult College Barking, Essex
- Barking and Dagenham Allotment Holders Society Limited Barking, Essex;Dagenham, Essex
- Barking and Dagenham Free Church Federal Council Barking, Essex;Dagenham, Essex
- Barking Baptist Church Barking, Essex
- Barking borough Barking, Essex
- Barking Christian Spiritualist Church Barking, Essex
- Barking Congregational Church Barking, Essex
- Barking Consumer Advisory Council Barking, Essex
- Barking Historical Society Barking, Essex
- Barking Hospital Barking, Essex
- Barking Liberal and Labour Club Barking, Essex
- Barking Lions Club
- Barking Museum Barking, Essex
- Barking parish Barking, Essex
- Barking Poor Law Union Barking, Essex
- Barking Rotary Club Barking, Essex
- Barking School Board Barking, Essex
- Barking School Football Association Barking, Essex
- Barking Town Club Barking, Essex
- Barking Urban District Council Barking, Essex
- Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust Barking, Essex;Havering, Essex;Redbridge, Essex
- Becontree Swimming Club Becontree, Essex
- Chadwell Heath Townswomen's Guild Chadwell Heath, Essex
- Chadwell players Chadwell, Essex
- Creekmouth Heritage Project, Barking Barking, Essex
- Crossroads Association: Dagenham Branch, carers' charity Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Association for the Welfare of the Blind Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Chamber of Trade and Commerce Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Cycling Club Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Democratic Left Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Labour Party Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham parish Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Parochial Charities Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Rotary Club Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham United Charities Dagenham, Essex
- Dagenham Village Infants School Dagenham, Essex
- Eastside Community Heritage Ilford, Essex
- Essex Beagles Athletics Club Essex
- Evening Continuation Classes, Barking Barking, Essex
- Exchequer (general)
- First World War Oral History Project, Barking and Dagenham Barking, Essex;Dagenham, Essex
- Five Elms School, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Ford's Charity, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Ford's Endowed School, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Friends of Valence House Dagenham, Essex
- Furze Infant School, Barking Barking, Essex
- Godwin Infants School, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Hainault Forest School Hainault, Essex
- Henry Green School, Barking London;Barking, Essex
- Hunters Hall School, Barking Barking, Essex
- Jo Richardson Community School Dagenham, Essex
- League of Nations Union: Barking branch Barking, Essex
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham London
- London County Council London
- Marks Gate Infants School, Romford Romford, Essex
- Marley County Secondary School, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Mobile Museum
- National Union of Teachers: Barking branch Barking, Essex
- North Street Centre for the Deaf, Barking Barking, Essex
- Northbury School, Barking Barking, Essex
- Old Dagonian Association, former pupils of Dagenham County High School Dagenham, Essex
- Park Modern Secondary School, Barking Barking, Essex
- Rippleside Cemetery, Barking Barking, Essex
- Romford Poor Law Union Romford, Essex
- Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London
- Rush Green Hospital, Romford Romford, Essex
- Rush Green Library, Romford Romford, Essex
- Scout Association: Barking and Dagenham 12th scout group Barking, Essex
- Scrattons Association, A13 Trunk Road campaign group, Barking Barking, Essex
- South East Essex Technical College and School of Art Essex;Essex
- St Ethelburga Roman Catholic School London
- St George parish, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic School, Barking Barking, Essex
- St Margaret's Church of England School, Barking Barking, Essex
- St Peter's Roman Catholic School, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Thames View Library, Barking Barking, Essex
- Thomas Fanshawe, Viscount Fanshawe, Kings Remembrancer
- Tudor House Children's Home
- Uphill and Waters Educational Foundation, Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Valence House Museum Dagenham, Essex
- Wantz Library Dagenham, Essex
- War Pension Committee of Barking and Newham Barking, Essex
- Warren School, Chadwell Heath London;Dagenham, Essex;Chadwell Heath, Essex
- Westbury School, Barking Barking, Essex
- Woodlands Children's Home
Persons (19)
- Brooker, George, (1931-2011), OBE Dagenham, Essex
- Chorley, Alfred Frederick Joseph, (fl1931-1959), charter mayor Dagenham, Essex
- Fanshawe, Lady Ann, (1625-1680), memoirist
- Fanshawe, Herbert Charles, (1840-1923), Indian civil servant
- Fanshawe, Sir Richard, (1608-1666), 1st Baronet Diplomat and Author
- Gordon, Donald, (fl 1899-1946), private tutor Barking, Essex;Dagenham, Essex;Exeter, Devon;India
- Hyde, Edward, (1609-1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor
- Le Marchant, John Gaspard, (1766-1812), Major General
- Longmate, Barak, (1738-1793), genealogist and engraver
- McDermott, Jimmy, (fl 1940-1990), Barking and Dagenham resident
- Merritt, Vera, (1906-1979) Barking, Essex
- Moore, Dudley Stuart John, (1935-2002), actor, comedian and musician Dagenham, Essex
- Quash, William Francis Patterson, (1868-1938), footballer and Olympian
- Ridout, Beaujolois Mabel, (1858-1940), genealogist
- Simmonds, Grace, (1924-2011), Dagenham girl piper Dagenham, Essex
- Thomas, Bertram Charles Roy, (1925-2014), of Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Wand, Harold, (1909-1991), local historian and president of the Barking and District Historical Society Barking, Essex
- Wilby, Joan, (fl 1967-1968), trainee midwife
- Wood, Elizabeth May, (fl 1940), Barking and Dagenham resident
Diaries (15)
- Batley, Allan, (1887-1977), park and cemetery superintendant Dagenham, Essex
- Bladen-Hovell, Brenda, (fl 1960-1990) Dagenham, Essex
- Bookless, Paul, (fl 2002-2004), photographer Dagenham, Essex
- Hart, Dr Cyril, (fl 1948) Dagenham, Essex
- Lack, Benjamin, (fl1908-1938) Barking, Essex
- Lockwood, Herbert Hope, (fl1900-2000), historian Barking, Essex
- Martin, Norman Ernest, (1938-1998)
- Mott, E, (fl1917-1918)
- Myears, Meredith, (fl 2015)
- Newman, George, (1940-1960) Dagenham, Essex
- Riddiford, William, (fl 1920-1950) Dagenham, Essex
- Todd, Vivian Bevan, (fl 1937), employee of Ford Motor Co Dagenham, Essex
- Unnamed, (fl 1773), meteorologist Barking, Essex
- Waller, WG, (fl 1939-1945), Second World War diarist Dagenham, Essex
- Williams, Henry Sidney, (fl 1916-1924), soldier Chadwell Heath, Essex
Families (6)
- Byford family of Barking Barking, Essex
- Fanshawe family of Parsloes Parsloes, Essex
- Gordon family of Barking Barking, Essex
- Gwilliam family Chadwell Heath, Essex
- Sullivan family of Dagenham Dagenham, Essex
- Tweed family of Barking Barking, Essex
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (4)
- NRA 38414 Barking Hospital
- NRA 1293 Dagenham (Essex) local history collection
- NRA 29466 Essex parishes
- NRA 35943 Fanshawe family of Parsloes: corresp and papers incl those of Sir Richard Fanshawe, diplomat
Accessions
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