Local Studies information sheets 

Our information sheets cover a wide range of local history and heritage topics, divided into the subject areas below 

• Places 

  Barking Abbey
  Becontree Estate
  Barking Town Hall
  Dagenham Civic Centre
  Valence House
  Parks and open spaces
  Dagenham Breach
  House history
  Our twin town, Witten, Germany
  Secondary schools since 1970
  Early council housing in King Edward's Road, Barking
  University of East London's Barking Campus

   

• People 

  William the Conqueror and Barking Abbey
  Singers and musicians
  Elizabeth Fry
  James Cook and Dick Turpin
  Dagenham Girl Pipers
  Famous women of Barking and Dagenham
  Football personalities of Barking and Dagenham
  Sir Cornelius Vermuyden
  Captain John Perry, RN
  

   

• Industries 

  Ford Motor Company
  Barking fishing fleet
  Barking Power Station
  Cape Asbestos
  Samuel Williams and Sons
  Barking Jute Works
  

   

• Family history 

  Sources for family history in Barking
  Sources for family history in Dagenham
  Recommended internet sites for family history
  Adoption records
  Barking and Dagenham's parish records
  House history

   

• General 

  Formation of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  Barking Pageant, 1931
  Early policing in Barking and Dagenham
  World War II evacuation
  London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
  Witch trials
  Barking and Dagenham local history: a booklist

   

• Manors 

  Manor of Barking
  Manor of Bifrons
  Manor of Cockermouth
  Manor of Wangey
  Manor of Eastbury
  Manor of Jenkins
  Manor of East Hall
  Manor of Frizlands
  Manor of Fulkes
  Manor of Gallance
  Manor of Parsloes
  Manor of Westbury
  Manor of Porters
  Manor of Malmaynes