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There’s absolutely loads to do in Redbridge and whatever your interests there’s bound to be something you’ll love.

Would you like to dig a bit deeper into history, get closer to nature or find the prefect parkland to explore? Discover more about all the places you love.

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St Margarets Parish Church

The Broadway North St Barking , IG11 8AS

The Parish Church of St Margaret of Antioch is situated in the grounds of the ruins of Barking Abbey. The building dates from the 13th century and was originally a chapel before being made a parish church around 1300. Parts of the original roof appear to have been made from Norman masonry. Many historic events have taken place at the church including the marriage of Captain James Cook (the first western explorer who landed in Australia) to Elizabeth Batts, a woman who lived in Barking.

Curfew Tower (Barking Abbey)

Broadway Barking Essex , IG11 8AS

Curfew Tower is the biggest remaining part of Barking Abbey and was built in 1460, but the upper story chapel is built of 12th or 13th century stone. The Tower is the entrance to St Margaret’s churchyard and is listed as a Grade II building. Only the ruins of the former great Abbey of Barking exist today. Some of the remains of the original building have recently been discovered. Jewellery, carved bone, pottery, gold thread and glassmaking have made Barking Abbey one of the most important archaeological and religious sites in Europe. The original building was destroyed in 870 by the Vikings after being built in 666. The site of the Abbey was used as a quarry and farm for around 400 years. In 1911 excavation began, and was carried out between the Town Council and the Morant Club. The remains of the church have been left exposed, and in 1975 St Margaret’s churchyard was opened as a conservation area.

020 8592 4500

Havering Museum Ltd

19-21 High St Romford , RM1 1JU

Havering Museum collects and preserves objects which record the history of the London Borough of Havering, making them accessible to a wide audience through exhibitions, events, activities and education programmes.

01708 766571

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Hackney Museum

1 Reading Lane London, E8 1GQ

Museum tracing local history through temporary and permanent exhibits, with participatory events.

020 8356 2509

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Vestry House Museum

Vestry Rd London , E17 9NH

Vestry House Museum is the local history museum for Waltham Forest. It houses themed displays that capture the unique heritage of the local area including the famous Bremer Car, a Victorian parlour and displays on local manufacturers including Ensign, Britains and Wells-Brimtoy.

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The Fan Museum

12 Crooms Hill London, SE10 8ER

Open to the public since 1991, The Fan Museum is the only organisation of its kind devoted entirely to the history, culture and craft of the fan. Our award-winning Museum is small-scale, Independent, and accredited by Arts Council England. Situated within the World Heritage Site of Greenwich, London, a pair of beautifully restored Grade II* Listed early Georgian period townhouses are the perfect setting for our extraordinary collections.

020 8305 1441

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Eastbury Manor House

Eastbury Manor House Eastbury Square Barking Essex, IG11 9SN

The impressive Eastbury Manor House, owned by the National Trust, was built by Clement Sysley, a rich Essex merchant, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and completed around 1573. The house, which stands in 1.5 acres of peaceful walled garden, contains early 17th-century wall-paintings depicting fishing scenes and in the former Great Chamber there is a wonderful cityscape. Fascinating features include exposed timbers in the attic, a fine original spiral oak staircase in turret, soaring chimneys and cobbled courtyard. The building has been developed as an arts heritage and community resource where school visits take place.

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Islington Museum

245 St John St London, EC1V 4NB

Free-to-visit museum and history centre hosting temporary exhibitions and children's events.

020 7527 2837

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Abbey Mills Pumping Station

Abbey Lane Stratford London, E15 2RW

Abbey Mills Pumping Station is also known as "The Cathedral of Sewage", partly because of it's looks, and partly because the building is shaped like a cross. The Pumping Station stands next to the Northern Outfall Sewer, which was built in the 1860's to carry away the increasing amount of sewage produced in London. The building has some great historical and industrial importance.

020 8430 2000

Whitechapel Gallery

Whitechapel Gallery 77-82 Whitechapel High Street London, E1 7QX

The Whitechapel Gallery’s beautiful historic building is a house of adventure, full of great art and ideas from around the corner and around the world. When you walk through our doors you follow the footsteps of modern masters such as Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Höch and pioneering contemporaries such as Zarina Bhimji, William Kentridge and Cindy Sherman, all of whom premiered at the Whitechapel Gallery. Driven by a century-long commitment to art education, we create a participatory experience of art for local schools, communities, families and young people. With free exhibitions, collection displays, film screenings, public debates and a world-class bookshop and restaurant, the Whitechapel Gallery is one of the UK’s great cultural hubs.

020 7522 7888

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