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Welcome to the digital version of Our Barking - a local heritage exhibition curated by the Heritage Volunteers and engagement officer of the Abbey and Barking Town Centre Heritage Project. Over the past three years we have been researching, restoring, and celebrating Barking's Heritage! These activities have been funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and managed by Be First Regeneration on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council.
We have been supported by LBBD Archives and Local Studies Library – who provided access to their archives, including the maps and historic photographs used in this exhibition. We have worked closely with Barking and Dagenham College who produced the sustainable exhibition boards and a Barking Heritage documentary. Whilst local schools have taken part in history workshops and tours and responded with creative writing, role plays, artwork and model making. We are also grateful to St Margaret’s Parish Church, The Barking Learning Centre, and Eastbury Manor House for displaying our ‘pop-up’ exhibition: April-November 2022. We hope that our on-line version of the exhibition will be enjoyed by anyone who has been unable to visit these locations or who wanted to revisit the digital version of the exhibition.
A 'virtual' advent calendar of heritage treats from the exhibition - 24 'Advent Delights' - was created by Evoo Productions and can be viewed on this webpage. A complete version of the 24 clips is also available. On this webpage you can also read the text of each or any of the exhibition boards and see photographs of the exhibition in situ at the three venues it visited.
Find out more by visiting a specific webpage - these are available for many of the exhibition topics on the Be First heritage hub - some links are included on this page or click on the hub page for all of our heritage topics.
Heritage Volunteers at LBBD's Local Studies Library, Valence House
Welcome to the digital version of Our Barking - a local heritage exhibition curated by the Heritage Volunteers and engagement officer of the Abbey and Barking Town Centre Heritage Project. Over the past three years we have been researching, restoring, and celebrating Barking's Heritage! These activities have been funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and managed by Be First Regeneration on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council.
We have been supported by LBBD Archives and Local Studies Library – who provided access to their archives, including the maps and historic photographs used in this exhibition. We have worked closely with Barking and Dagenham College who produced the sustainable exhibition boards and a Barking Heritage documentary. Whilst local schools have taken part in history workshops and tours and responded with creative writing, role plays, artwork and model making. We are also grateful to St Margaret’s Parish Church, The Barking Learning Centre, and Eastbury Manor House for displaying our ‘pop-up’ exhibition: April-November 2022. We hope that our on-line version of the exhibition will be enjoyed by anyone who has been unable to visit these locations or who wanted to revisit the digital version of the exhibition.
A 'virtual' advent calendar of heritage treats from the exhibition - 24 'Advent Delights' - was created by Evoo Productions and can be viewed on this webpage. A complete version of the 24 clips is also available. On this webpage you can also read the text of each or any of the exhibition boards and see photographs of the exhibition in situ at the three venues it visited.
Find out more by visiting a specific webpage - these are available for many of the exhibition topics on the Be First heritage hub - some links are included on this page or click on the hub page for all of our heritage topics.
Heritage Volunteers at LBBD's Local Studies Library, Valence House
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Advent Delights - Door1
The first door opens in our Advent Delights series - showcasing a digital version of Our Barking - Heritage Exhibition
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Advent Delights - Door 2
Alex opens the second door of Advent Delights to reveal the intriguing history of Barking's lost abbey.
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Advent Delights - Door 3
Revealing Barking's Parish Church...
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Advent Delights - Door 4
The bell tolls today - Door 4 is the ancient entrance to the abbey - The Curfew Tower
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Advent Delights - Door 5
Step back in time - Back Lane is behind the door of our heritage calendar today.
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Advent Delights - Door 6
Sue reveals what is behind door 6 of our advent journey through Barking heritage as we reveal more of the digital version of Our Barking exhibition.
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Advent Delights - Door 7
Liz looks behind our 7th door and sails through this part of our digital exhibition - filmed at Eastbury Manor House.
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Advent Delights - Door 8
Sue takes us back to Barking Broadway - this time for the theatre - as it is time for festive pantomime...
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Advent Delights - Door 9
Liz takes you on a journey on Barking’s light railway
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Advent Delights - Door 10
Lesley leads us back to the home of the Hewetts l, long ago…
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Advent Delights - Door 11
Find out why clogs are the next heritage treat from our digital exhibition…
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Advent Delights - Door 12
George opens the door on a Scandinavian pine forest and explains its links with Barking's past.
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Advent Delights - Door 13
Behind the Eastbury advent doors today is a stone bottle with a story to tell...
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Advent Delights - Door 14
Lesley leads us through the history of an ancient Barking home...
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Advent Delights - Door 15
Lesley let’s us into door 15 to find out what happened to Fulkes Manor…
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Advent Delights - Door 16
"Please Sir, can I have some more?" Sue shows us into Barking's Workhouse...
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Advent Delights - Door 17
Sue shares the history of Barking's Station and Station Parade.
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Advent Delights - Door 18
Find out why there is an elephant behind door 18 - which reviews the role and highlights of Ripple Road...
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Advent Delights - Door 19
Eric elaborates on what became of Blake's Corner in Barking and the clock which once stood on top...
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Advent Delights - Door 20
George starts a tour of East Street stores as we step nearer to Christmas...
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Advent Delights - Door 21
This door explains how a waistcoat , was part of 'the full Monty' and often 'gone for a Burton'...
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Advent Delights - Door 22
Behind the door today - cattle on East Street - George explains why as he continues the history of this ancient thoroughfare...
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Advent Delights - Door 23
George and Eric start the story of Worricker's Toy store in Barking - where many Christmas toys were purchsed in the past...
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Advent Delights - Door 24
George completes our Advent Delights on the night before Christmas - with the treasure of our collection - one of the early twentieth century glass and copper W signs - seen in the the 1930s photograph of the store at 3 East Street - which was discovered and restored as part of the project! We hope you have enjoyed this digital version of our heritage exhibition and we wish you all a merry Christmas!
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Full Digital Exhibition Delights
If you missed our 'Advent Delights' you can view our full digital exhibition here - 24 exhibits that delighted us and we hope will delight you too - sponsored by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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