Archives and Local Studies collection guide no.14

Redbridge

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Heritage Services

Location

Bay 5 of the main shelves, except those in the Military & Wartime category which can be found in Bay 8

Scope of the collection

The Archives and Local Studies Centre holds a comprehensive collection of printed books relating to the boroughs adjoining Barking and Dagenham (Redbridge, Newham and Havering). It is particularly strong for items published before 1965.

Archives:

Until 1830 Great Ilford was part of the parish of Barking. Because of this, Rate Books for the Ilford Ward (covering 1728-1829) and Chadwell Ward (1744-1778) of the parish are held here, and can be viewed by appointment.

We also hold the 1842 Tithe Schedule for Barking and Ilford.

We also hold some Ordnance Survey maps covering the Redbridge area (please ask for details).

The books are for reference only, so are always available on the open shelves. Before the re-opening of Valence House in summer 2010, each volume was carefully cleaned by Archives and Local Studies volunteers before being added to the sustainable custom-built oak shelves in the new library.

Examples of our material on Redbridge

Official guides for the London Borough of Redbridge and its pre-1965 Municipal Boroughs of Ilford and Wanstead & Woodford (various dates)

IlfordKelly’s Post Office directories of Ilford (including inhabitants of individual streets) 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935 & 1937Ilford Parish Church Magazine (St Mary’s) 1890 & 1921King George’s Hospital: Annual reports 1930-1945Andrew J. HOLLIMAN: Faces, people and places: the cameras of Ilford Limited 1899-2005 (2006)R.J. HERCOCK & G.A. JONES: Silver by the ton: a history of Ilford Limited 1879-1979 (1979)George CAUNT: Ilford’s yesterdays: the village that became a town (1964, revised edition 1980)Ian DOWLING & Nick HARRIS: Ilford in old photographs (1994) and Ilford: the second selection (1995)Sue CURTIS: Ilford – a history (2004)Brian EVANS: Bygone Ilford (1989)George TASKER: Ilford past and present (1901, reprinted 1992)Norman GUNBY: A potted history of Ilford (2nd edition 1997)

Wanstead and WoodfordKELLY’s Post Office directory of Wanstead & Woodford (including inhabitants of individual streets) 1952Wanstead Parish Church Magazine (St Mary & Christ Church) 1894, 1903, 1907, 1910-1937 (some gaps)J.E. TUFFS: The story of Wanstead and Woodford from Roman times to the present (1962)Wanstead House sale catalogue,1822. (The sale took place over 32 days and the catalogue runs to 400 pages)D.C.R. FRANCOMBE: Bancroft’s School 1737-1937 (1937)The Bancroftian 1900-1909 [kept in the store, please consult staff]WOODFORD & DISTRICT ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY proceedings and transactions, parts I-XI

The following are shelved in Military & Wartime in Bay 8:John BARFOOT: Over here and over there – Ilford aerodromes and airmen in the Great War (1998)The Ilford War Memorial Gazette issues 1-7, 1920-26 (reprinted 2003)

Archives and Local Studies Centre, Valence House, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT

Opening times Mondays to Fridays: 10am - 4pm (except Bank Holidays) Saturdays: 10am - 12.30pm and 1.15pm - 4pm

When visiting for the first time, please bring proof of your address as you will need to register.

Contact details Phone: 020 8227 2033 - Fax: 020 8593 6177 Email: localstudies@lbbd.gov.uk Internet: www.lbbd.gov.uk/archives Facebook: www.facebook.com/valencehouse

09.2014