Heritage and History
Publications
We have a large number of local history publications available featuring many of the images seen in our online archive photograph galleries.
All books and publications excluding postcards are ½ price.
Books and publications|
- A Miscellany of Marks Gate
- A Township Complete in Itself (History of the Becontree Housing Estate)
- Barking and Dagenham Buildings Past and Present
- Barking Pubs Past and Present
- Brief History of Barking and Dagenham
- Dagenham and Rainham Past
- Dagenham Murder: The Brutal Killing of PC George Clark 1846
- Dagenham Pubs Past and Present
- D-Day Remembered
- Eastbury Manor House Guide
- Fanshawe Portraits
- First in Essex (History of the Library Service)
- Footprints in Time
- Heritage Map
- Mr Frogley's Barking: a 1st Selection
- More of Mr Frogley's Barking: a 2nd Selection
- More Views of Old Barking and Dagenham
- On the Home Front
- On the Move (Transport in Barking and Dagenham)
- One Hundred Years of Libraries in Barking
- Recording the Past (Selection of Articles by Jim Howson)
- Residents and Visitors
- Still More of Mr Frogley's Barking: a 3rd Selection
- Valence House Guide
- Victoria County History: Barking and Ilford
- Victoria County History: Dagenham
- We will remember
- You've never had it so good - Dagenham in the 1950s
Postcards|
A large selection of local views on postcards are also available. Please see the publications and postcard order form (
Word 123K) for the titles available.
To order any postcards email libraries@lbbd.gov.uk or use the list as an order form indicating which postcards you want and the number of copies. This can be emailed to libraries@lbbd.gov.uk or posted to the address on the form.
We will contact you, usually by email to advise you of the total cost of your order including postage (normally 2nd class) and packing.
Don't forget to provide a mailing address. On receipt of payment the postcards will be sent out with an invoice.
For the benefit of overseas customers, our administration prefers to deal in pounds sterling, but please ask if this is not convenient.
Packs of postcards, black and white (10 postcards) = £1
Packs of postcards, colour (10 postcards) = £1.50
Prints (5 prints) = £2
Greetings cards (2 cards) = 50p
How to buy|
To order any of these publications, email libraries@lbbd.gov.uk or complete the order form below indicating which titles you want and the number of copies.
We will contact you, usually by email to advise you of the total cost of your order including postage (normally 2nd class) and packing.
Don't forget to provide a mailing address. On receipt of payment the publications will be sent out with an invoice.
For the benefit of overseas customers, our administration prefers to deal in pounds sterling, but please ask if this is not convenient.
Our publications are also available for purchase at all libraries and at Valence House Museum.
Order Form - Word 123K
Order Form - PDF 
141K
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