The centre is a museum located in a Grade 1 former Royal Gunpowder Magazine which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

It is housed within Magazine No.5 of what was once a Royal Magazine for Gunpowder situated on the banks of the River Thames.

The Centre houses over 15,000 historical artifacts and memorabilia relating to the history of the magazines and local area dating from 18th Century to present day, these include Thames Board Mills, the Purfleet Rifle Range, Van den Burgh and Jurgens margarine factory, the author Bram Stoker (Dracula), brewer Samuel Whitbread and the Royal Family connection are all represented.

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