Come and find out about Thurrock's rich heritage. The term 'heritage' can mean different things to different people so there is a wide variety of interesting ways to get involved.
This can range from finding out about your family history, recording oral history to restoring buildings or planning heritage trails down your street!
Thurrock is becoming more aware of it's cultural assets, people, memories, communities, buildings and landscape. Many groups already exist that help to preserve and make accessible our community heritage:
The aims of the Society are to encourage interest in and to collect and disseminate information on the history and antiquities of the Thurrock area.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Smith | 22, Whitehall Road, Grays. RM17 5NT. |
N/A |
www.thurrock-community.org.uk/historysoc tlhscontacts@btinternet.com |
Aims to preserve, promote, & understand the heritage of Thurrock
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ostler | c/o Thurrock Museum, Thameside Complex, Orsett Road, Grays. RM17 5DX. |
N/A |
www.thurrockheritageforum.co.uk enquiries@thurrockheritageforum.co.uk |
A Victorian costal defence Fort. Hold open events to encourage visitors & maintain the Fort
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Road, East Tilbury, Essex. RM18 8PB. |
N/A |
www.coalhousefort.co.uk info@coalhousefort.co.uk |
Aims to represent & support voluntary & community groups & promote volunteering.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | The Beehive (Voluntary and Community Resource Centre), West Street, Grays. RM17 6XP. |
01375 389881 | tcvs@thurrockvols.demon.co.uk |
A collection of Purfleet memorabilia and military artefacts.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Gosling (Curator) |
Centurion Way Purfleet, RM19 |
|
www.purfleet-heritage.com purfleet-heritage@blueyonder.co.uk |
A volunteer led organisation working to regenerate and support the community and environment of Tilbury.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hewitt | Tilbury Arts & Activity Centre, Ferry Road, Tilbury, Essex. RM18 7NH. |
01375 859911 | tilburyrivpro@btconnect.com |
Aims to collect information, objects & promote the history of BATA
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | East Tilbury Library, Princess Avenue, East Tilbury. RM18 8ST. |
07375 389888 / 07712339669 |
www.batamemories.org.uk fred@batamemories.org.uk |
Visit the old pumping station in beautiful park surroundings - watch out for special events
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Mitchell | Back Lane, North Stifford RM16 5UL. |
N/A | stephenmitchell@hotmail.com |
A local society, who's aim is to help Genealogists interested in the Thurrock area.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Meryl Catty | 4 Alexandra Close, Chadwell St Mary, Grays, Essex, RM16 4TT |
01375 850881 | N/A |
Collection, preservation and interpretation of relevant objects, information & memorabilia from the Essex Fire Service
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Picket (Curator) | Hogg Lane, Grays RM17 5QS. |
N/A | N/A |
Historic 3 acre site in Purfleet, project aims to preserve and restore the buildings & site for public use.
| Contact Name | Address | Telephone Number | Website / E-mail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Polley | 41 Joslin Road, Purfleet RM19 1RY. |
N/A | wiffalo@yahoo.co.uk |
