Valence House Museum

Valence House refurbishment project

We have received funding from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham capital programme, and a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, to enable the redevelopment project of Valence House.

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The redevelopment works started in earnest on 8 December 2008 and will be complete in June 2010. The main elements of this project are to:

Refurbish and repair Valence House, a rare grade II* listed building
Provide new displays throughout the museum
Enable greater access to the building including lift access to most of the first floor
Demolish buildings currently obstructing the view between Valence Park and Valence House
Build a new Visitor Centre to include Local Studies Library/Archive reading room, café and education rooms
Provide sustainable storage for the archive and museum collections
Provide an appropriate setting for this unique building in the borough

A key strand of the project is to display the museum's collection in the refurbished Valence House. The overarching theme of the displays is 'people and their communities'.

The displays are intended to be relevant to long-term and new residents, to local schools and to out of borough visitors.

We wish to engage with individuals from within the borough in the development of these displays.

If you are interested in joining a user group for this purpose, please contact a member of Heritage staff, who will take your contact details. Your details will be kept confidential in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

During the closure period, we will post regular updates on the website.

Contact

Leeanne Westwood

Acting Curator

Valence House Museum

Becontree Avenue

Dagenham

RM8 3HT

Tel: 020 8270 6745

Fax: 020 8595 8631

Email: valencehousemuseum@lbbd.gov.uk|