Location Name - Valence House Museum
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham RM8 3HT

Location ID: 10142137

Phone 1:07874 399 623

Website:
https://filmbarkinganddagenham.com/ (Borough Film Office)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J51SyYuqbKU (Valence House - video tour)

Email: [email protected]

 
Styles: Period 1200-1300, Period 1400-1500, Period 2010-2020, Medieval, Modern (21st Century), Tudor, Traditional

Categories:
ENTERTAINMENT - Cinemas
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Galleries
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Museums
PARKS, GARDENS, AND OPEN SPACES - Gardens
PARKS, GARDENS, AND OPEN SPACES - Parks
RESIDENTIAL - Manor houses
RESTAURANTS, PUBS AND CLUBS - Cafes

Description:
The only surviving manor house in Dagenham, Valence House Museum dates from medieval times and is still partially surrounded by a medieval moat. Following extensive refurbishment in 2010, the timber-framed manor house now contains a series of galleries, a cinema room, a series of gentry portraits (the Fanshawe Collection), a study centre, and a café. The gardens include a herb garden with a green pergola, a Dig for Victory World War II plot with a replica Andersen shelter, and beehives.

Jurisdictions::
Barking and Dagenham

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