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The Garden City Collection is an internationally significant collection of historical artefacts cared for by Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. Based in Letchworth, the world’s first Garden City.
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Jul 19, 2017 · Ensconced in these historical gems, you can amble around at a snail’s pace, savour every museum inch and still have time for tea and cake when you’ve finished. So, without further ado, here are London’s best historic house museums (time machine not required).
Valence House is the local history museum for the parishes and boroughs of Barking and Dagenham. The collection is housed in a timber-framed manor house begun in the 15thC. Of particular interest are a fine set of 16thC, 17thC and 18thC portraits of the Fanshawe family and a period room of the same date. There is also a moat, a herb garden ...
The Garden City Collection is an internationally significant collection of historical artefacts, with over 250,000 items to discover, including the archives of the early Garden City Movement, architectural plans of the world’s first Garden City, as well as furniture, art and a wealth of social history telling Letchworth’s fascinating story.
Discover some of the treasures from the collections that we hold at Valence House. Exhibitions » View online exhibitions on the history and heritage of Barking and Dagenham.
New exhibition at Valence House Museum shines a light on the little-known story of popular Victorian artist Henry Gillard Glindoni. Beyond the easel: Rediscovering Dagenham’s forgotten artist...
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Beautifully designed, welcoming and interactive, the museum’s photographs, iconic objects and rotating décor, take audiences on a memorable journey through the commercial, educational, and domestic history of Letchworth Garden City.
