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Libraries

Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing Adult Library looking along south windows towards west, and with display stand, 1967
Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing Adult Library looking along south windows towards west, and with display stand, 1967

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London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker, 1967
London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker, 1967

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London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker with vase of roses he grew, 1967
London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker with vase of roses he grew, 1967

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London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker against shrubs outside Valence House, Dagenham, 1967
London Borough of Barking Libraries staff, showing retiring head janitor Mr Frank Walker against shrubs outside Valence House, Dagenham, 1967

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Staff at Rectory Library, Dagenham, with Miss S Levett, K Smith, J Longland and J Chambers, 1967
Staff at Rectory Library, Dagenham, with Miss S Levett, K Smith, J Longland and J Chambers, 1967

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Staff at Rectory Library, Dagenham, with Miss S Levett, K Smith, J Longland and J Chambers, 1967
Staff at Rectory Library, Dagenham, with Miss S Levett, K Smith, J Longland and J Chambers, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing tangle of girders, counter and roofing on ground floor, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing tangle of girders, counter and roofing on ground floor, 1967

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Aftermath of fire at Barking Central Library, showing a professional children’s storyteller telling stories, 1967
Aftermath of fire at Barking Central Library, showing a professional children’s storyteller telling stories, 1967

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Aftermath of fire at Barking Central Library, showing a professional children’s storyteller telling stories to a group, 1967
Aftermath of fire at Barking Central Library, showing a professional children’s storyteller telling stories to a group, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing area to right of right staircase, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing area to right of right staircase, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing ‘four poster’ view of central area going to east wall, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing ‘four poster’ view of central area going to east wall, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing south-east corner of original library with parapet and cornice, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing south-east corner of original library with parapet and cornice, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing debris on ground below wall of original library, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing debris on ground below wall of original library, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing noticeboard being displayed in front of building with emergency instructions, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing noticeboard being displayed in front of building with emergency instructions, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing part of the parapet and cornice lying in road, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing part of the parapet and cornice lying in road, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing a charred major timber lying amidst other debris, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing a charred major timber lying amidst other debris, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing fused burnt books and issue cards covering floor, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing fused burnt books and issue cards covering floor, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the lending department from south-west, looking over counter to east wall, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the lending department from south-west, looking over counter to east wall, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the south-east corner of old building on road, with broken windows, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the south-east corner of old building on road, with broken windows, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the north-east corner of new, gutted building, and trees, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the north-east corner of new, gutted building, and trees, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing fireman at main entrance to building, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing fireman at main entrance to building, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing wrecked and burnt issue tray desks, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing wrecked and burnt issue tray desks, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing older, substantial front building, empty and drenched in water, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing older, substantial front building, empty and drenched in water, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing collapsed timbers and roofing on ground floor, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing collapsed timbers and roofing on ground floor, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the falling bell turret, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the falling bell turret, 1967

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Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing porcelain cherub, 1967
Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing porcelain cherub, 1967

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Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing Hercules, River God, and other small figures, 1967
Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing Hercules, River God, and other small figures, 1967

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Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing terracotta bust, 1967
Victoria and Albert Renaissance Art exhibition at Rectory Library, Dagenham, showing terracotta bust, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing front of building, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing front of building, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing litter of charred books on floor, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing litter of charred books on floor, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing covered reference stacks in old, front part, protected from dripping water, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing covered reference stacks in old, front part, protected from dripping water, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing remains of issue tray desks, looking to north-west corner, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing remains of issue tray desks, looking to north-west corner, 1967

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Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the collapsed staircase with boarding, in lending department, 1967
Fire at Barking Central Library, showing the collapsed staircase with boarding, in lending department, 1967

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Barking Libraries Children’s Book Week at Valence House, Dagenham, showing part of the exhibition without visitors, looking east, 1967
Barking Libraries Children’s Book Week at Valence House, Dagenham, showing part of the exhibition without visitors, looking east, 1967

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