Museum & Heritage - Projects & Network
What Is Thurrock?
The Borough of Thurrock is situated on the most southerly borders of the County of Essex on the north banks of the River Thames. It has a long history of settlement going back to Prehistoric times, while today it is the focus of industry, retailing and hub for transportation by sea, rail and road.
It extends into two 'Hundreds'
Barstable and Chafford Hundred
It consists of the following Medieval Parishes;
Aveley, Bulphan, Chadwell-St-Mary, Corringham, East Tilbury, Fobbing, Grays Thurrock, Horndon-on-the-Hill, Little Thurrock, Mucking, Orsett, South Ockendon, Stanford-Le-Hope, Stifford, West Thurrock (including Purfleet), West Tilbury.
It is rich with historical buildings and landscapes
- 239 Listed Buildings
- 23 Ancient woodlands
- 6 Conservation areas
- 15 Scheduled buildings of national importance
To find out more visit Thurrock Museum & Heritage Services
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Thurrock Heritage Projects
The Heritage & Museum Officer is running a number of projects within the Heritage & Museum Service and is also in partnership and contact with a wider range of local heritage and community projects including:
- Belhus Park Heritage Trail
- Bata Shoe Company Reminiscence Project
- Essex Field Names Survey
- Tilbury Riverside & Dock History
- Thurrock Millennium Events
- South Ockendon Community Forum
- Thurrock Heritage Plaque Scheme
- Coalhouse Fort Project, East Tilbury Project
- Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre
- Thurrock Heritage Trails Scheme
- Thurrock Museum Fact Files
- Thurrock Golden Jubilee publication
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Heritage Network
Thurrock Heritage & Museum Service operates within an extensive network of connections with local, county and national heritage & museum organisations:
- Thurrock Heritage Forum
- Thurrock Local History Society
- Tilbury Fort
- Coalhouse Fort Project
- Davy Down Project
- Tilbury Riverside Project
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- Group for Education in Museums
- Museums In Essex Committee
- Essex Museum Workers
- South Eastern Museums Service
- Walton Hall Farm Museum
- Essex Record Office
- Essex Archaeology Department
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"You need a past to have a future"
display case: The Saxons at Mucking
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