Local Studies Centre
Information sheets
Below are our information sheets on a large range of local history and heritage topics. They are regularly updated.
As Valence House Museum is closed for refurbishment until June 2010, please note that some of the sources listed in the information sheets are not currently available for consultation.
Local Studies Centre redevelopment closure period 
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Places:
- Sources for the history of Barking Abbey PDF 194K
- Outline history of the University of East London's Barking Campus PDF 15K
- The Borough's Parks and Open Spaces PDF 110K
- William the Conqueror and Barking Abbey PDF 105K
- London County Council's Cottage Estate: Becontree PDF 269K
- Valence House PDF 357K
- The history of Dagenham Breach PDF 219K
- Tracing the history of houses in Barking and Dagenham PDF 38K
- Our Twin Town: Barking and Dagenham and Witten, Germany PDF 115K
- Barking Town Hall PDF 63K
- Dagenham Civic Centre PDF 385K
- Secondary Schools in Barking and Dagenham Since 1970 PDF 40K
- Early Council Housing in King Edward's Road, Barking PDF 299K
Industries:
- Sources for the history of the Ford Motor Company, Dagenham PDF 59K
- Barking Power Station PDF 556K
- Samuel Williams and Sons PDF 95K
- The Barking Jute Works PDF 432K
- The Barking Fishing Fleet PDF 95K
- Cape Asbestos, Harts Lane, Barking PDF 106K
Family History:
- Barking and Dagenham's Parish Records PDF 118K
- Tracing the history of houses in Barking and Dagenham PDF 38K
- Recommended internet sites for family history PDF 45K
- Sources for family history in Barking PDF 37K
- Sources for family history in Dagenham PDF 36K
- Adoption Records PDF 21K
People:
- William the Conqueror and Barking Abbey PDF 105K
- Singers and Musicians PDF 116K
- Sir Cornelius Vermuyden PDF 162K
- Famous 18th Century People: James Cook and Dick Turpin PDF 129K
- Elizabeth Fry PDF 76K
- Captain John Perry, R. N. PDF 162K
- The Dagenham Girl Pipers PDF 56K
- Famous Women of Barking and Dagenham PDF 68K
- Football Personalities of Barking and Dagenham PDF 34K
Manors:
- The Manor of Wangey PDF 72K
- The Manor of Barking PDF 101K
- The History of The Manor of Eastbury PDF 127K
- The Manor of Bifrons PDF 128K
- The Manor of Jenkins (also known as Dagenham, Dagenhams, or Dagenham Place) PDF 91K
- The Manor of Cockermouth PDF 640K
- The Manor of East Hall PDF 362K
- Sources for the history of the Manor of Frizlands, alias Frislings PDF 91K
- The Manor of Fulkes PDF 75K
- The Manor of Gallance PDF 32K
- The Manor of Parsloes PDF 93K
- The Manor of Westbury PDF 38K
- The Manor of Porters PDF 317K
- The Manor of Malmaynes PDF 32K
General:
- The Formation of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham PDF 91K
- The Barking Pageant, 1931 PDF 261K
- London, Tilbury and Southend Railway PDF 67K
- Witch Trials in Barking and Dagenham PDF 92K
- Early Policing in Barking and Dagenham PDF 164K
- World War II Evacuation in Barking and Dagenham PDF 113K
- Barking and Dagenham Local History: A Booklet PDF 43K
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