"The borough in London's far east has got the ancient Barking Abbey, a monastery dating back to the seventh century that's now a scheduled ancient monument. Then there's Eastbury Manor House, a gorgeous Grade I-listed Elizabethan gentry house that's now owned by the National Trust. And Dagenham is also home to Valence House Museum, a Grade II*-listed manor house with a medieval moat."
"As well as the historical buildings, B&D has connections to pioneering women's rights advocates including Mary Wollstonecraft, suffragette Annie Huggett, and the Ford Women's Strikers of 1968, whose campaign ultimately led to the Equal Pay Act of 1970. Plus, the area is known for the post-WWI Becontree Estate, which was once the world's largest council estate."
"'Barking and Dagenham stood out to us as a place with extraordinary heritage potential. While the borough already boasts amazing stories and heritage, our long-term support through the Heritage Places initiative will help unlock even more.'"
Barking and Dagenham contains significant Anglo-Saxon, Roman and Iron Age heritage and features major historic sites such as Barking Abbey, Eastbury Manor House, and Valence House Museum. The National Lottery Heritage Fund will invest £200 million as part of the Heritage Places initiative to develop the borough's heritage and attractions, making it the only London borough selected. The area has ties to pioneering women's rights advocates including Mary Wollstonecraft, suffragette Annie Huggett and the Ford Women's Strikers of 1968, whose campaign contributed to the Equal Pay Act 1970. The Becontree Estate represents important post‑WWI social housing history and other UK Heritage Places include Belfast, Dudley, Orkney, Tameside and Ynys Môn.
Read at Time Out London
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