Green Spaces of Grays Past & Present
Sunday 2 June 2024
Start: Grays Beach Riverside Park, Grays, RM17 6HF
End: Grays Town Park, Grays RM17 6RB
Thurrock Local History Society members guided T100 walkers on a tour of the former and current green spaces of note in Gray. This walk gave participants the chance to learn about a variety of local outdoor sites, including the grounds of Grays Hall and The Dell, the important characters behind them and how these have changed over the years as the town has evolved.
See the gallery from the day:
Images (c) Mickey Smith
- Thurrock Local History Society
- Thurrock Museum
2024 BROCHURE
Thurrock Local History Society host regular events. For full listings of meetings: www.thurrock-history.org.uk/events
Facebook: @Thurrock.history
X/Twitter: @thurrockhistory
Background Reading Resources
Essex Gardens Trust (online Inventory ‘Designed Landscapes of Thurrock’). www.essexgardenstrust.org.uk/inventories
Thames Chase (formerly Land of the Fanns) to download the online document ’50 Fabulous Features’ www.landofthefanns.org/celebrating-the-publication-of-50-fabulous-features-report/
Thurrock Museum Allotment Exhibition
Monday 26 August – Thursday 12 September at Thurrock Council Civic Offices
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Allotment Exhibition Event
Saturday 31 August 10am-4pm.
A one-hour talk by Dr Twigs Way: Plots and Politics: The History of the Allotment!
Phil Lobley: Introduction to the two paintings
Allotment volunteers on-site
