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.
Books and Publications |
- A township complete in itself (History of the Becontree Housing Estate)
- Barking pubs past and present
- Brief history of Barking and Dagenham
- Dagenham murder: The brutal killing of PC George Clark 1846
- Dagenham pubs past and present
- D-Day remembered
- Eastbury Manor House Guide
- Eastbury Manor House - A step back in time
- Fanshawe portraits
- First in Essex (History of the library service)
- 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 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.
Special Offer
Barking Learning Centre is offering a special offer on the purchase of Local History publications and postcards.
For this offer purchase the whole set of Mr Frogley's Barking (3 volumes) and pay for 2 volumes.
All other local publications buy 3 get the cheapest title free.
Postcards
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.
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