Heritage Hunt Spring 2023
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Heritage Hunt 3 - Quaker Meeting House & Sikh Gurdwara
Today a majestic marble Gurdwara stands next to the old Friend's meeting house which has been Barking's Sikh Singh Sabha for over fifty years. Lesley explains the Quaker heritage of...Read more
Heritage Hunt 1 - Barking Station & Spotted Dog
An introduction to our Heritage Hunt videos starting at Barking Station and revealing our Easter Egg here - the old architecture of this Victorian Public House/Inn.
Heritage Hunt 2 - Northbury School & Victoria Gardens
Lesley shares her research on this location at the North end of North Street and the gardens created for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1897...
Heritage Hunt 3 - Quaker Meeting House & Sikh Gurdwara
Today a majestic marble Gurdwara stands next to the old Friend's meeting house which has been Barking's Sikh Singh Sabha for over fifty years. Lesley explains the Quaker heritage of the site and reveals a beautiful heritage 'easter egg' to enjoy, on a heritage trail in Barking..
Heritage Hunt 4 - Short Blue Place
Sue shares the heritage of Short Blue Place - the next stop on our virtual heritage trail in Barking town centre and the site of several heritage art works. Discover the hidden heritage 'Easter egg' there...
Heritage Hunt 5 - The Curfew Tower
Barking's Curfew Tower and heritage 'Easter egg' inside the chapel of the Holy Rood...
Heritage Hunt 6 - Victorian Public Offices and Magistrate's Court
Sue served as a magistrate in this Victorian building. She remembers another Barking magistrate and reveals the next 'Easter egg' on our virtual Heritage Hunt around Barking...
Heritage Hunt 7 - Police Station and Gas Building, Ripple Road
These early twentieth century, stylish red brick buildings on Ripple Road include a heritage 'Easter egg' to cherish...
Heritage Hunt 8 - North Street's old Co-op building
North Street's old 'Industrial and Co-operative Store' of 1900 is the next stop on our Heritage Hunt and has a thought provoking 'Easter egg' which represents the Co-op's ethos of 'working together' and 'sharing the profits' or sweet success... This building is no longer owner by the Co-operative Society but the Co-op do still have stores and services in the borough...
Heritage Hunt 9 - The Bull Inn
The penultimate stop on our virtual Heritage Hunt takes a closer look at the old Bull Inn and its surrounding buildings which were once part of Barking Abbey's Manorial lands and later owner by royalty... Alex reveals the heritage 'Easter egg' hidden away at this site...
Heritage Hunt 10 - Roding River, close to Boundary Road
Eric introduces the final location on our virtual Heritage Hunt around Barking. Fid out what he used to do here in this industrial part of the town. He speaks about women workers and the Bascule Bridge where trams crossed the Roding , taking locals to Beckton Gas Works. There is a heritage 'Easter egg' to discover further along the old tram route of Boundary Road.