Valence House Museum

Valence House Museum
Valence House Museum
Location within the Borough of Barking and Dagenham
General information
Town or cityBecontree, London
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°33′30″N 0°08′03″E / 51.5583°N 0.1342°E / 51.5583; 0.1342

Valence House Museum is the only surviving of the five manor houses of Dagenham. The timber-framed museum building, partially surrounded by a moat, is situated in Valence Park off Becontree Avenue, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, London, England. The building has been used as a manor house, a family home, a town hall, the headquarters of the library service and now houses a museum.