Heritage Services Department

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

A small number of historic maps of Essex and of the local area (l6th-2Oth centuries), including Chapman & Andre's Map of Essex (1777) and a copy of A Map of the Royal Liberty of Havering (ca.1618).

The Reference Department of the Valence Library itself (Tel: 0181-592-6537) has a collection of mainly OS maps, current and historic, of the local area.

Also a collection of aerial photographs (several dates).

Located in the Valence Library

Address

Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 3HT

Main contact

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Telephone number

020 8270 6864

Opening hours

Tue to Fri 09:30 - 13:00, 14:00 - 16:30; Sat 10:00 - 16:00

Access

An appointment is necessary to view archive material

Facilities

Photocopying facilities available in the Valence Library

Catalogues

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Last revision

04-Dec-00