The Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre
Thursdays, Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays 9:30am - 3:30pm
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.
For information on events please phone or email
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Alan or Sue Gosling
- Contact Position
- Chair & Secretary
- Telephone
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01708 890874 (opening hours only)
07000 521176
07751 099352
- vicechair@purfleetcf.org.uk
Where to go
- Name
- The Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre
- Address
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Centurion Way
Purfleet-on-Thames
Essex
- Postcode
- RM19 1ZZ
- Notes
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When is it on?
- Date & Time Information
- Thursdays, Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays 9:30am - 3:30pm
- Session Information
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Closed around Christmas
phone for details
Funded Places
Record Actions
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Address: Centurion Way Purfleet-on-Thames Essex