Every London Borough has nurtered mega pop artists – why are we telling you this I hear you ask….it’s because Ringley are based in Camden, the epicentre of all things music and Barking isn’t that far away !

Which pop band – oh yes, the one and only Singer song writer and actvist Stephen William Bragg, born on the 20^thDecember 1957. His music was influenced by many differnet types of genres including folk music and punk rock. Billy was born In Barking which is in the eastern part of Greater London. From being a memeber of a punk band called Riff Raff and leaving the British Army he took every opportunity he could to get on stage with his electric guitar and begin his part punk, part follksinger carrer. Billy was being inspired everyday for his songs, particularly news headlines, such as the hit “Never Buy The Sun” was written after reading about a phone hacking scandal.

His debut album, Life’s a Riot with Spy vs. Spy, brought critical acclaim, reached the British Top 30, and yielded the hit “A New England” in 1984. A committed socialist, Bragg played a number of benefit performances during the British miners’ strike of 1984–85. 

Ringley are a specialist Property Management Company in London, and more specifically North London and the surrounding boroughs which is why we thought we would create this page to highlight why you should use a local property management company to Barking and Dagenham…a mere 20 mins away.

History of Barking and Dagenham

The name either derives from a local chieftain called Bereca or means "the settlement by the birch trees". Dagenham is also ancient, first recorded as Dæccanhaam in 666 AD. 'Haam' means 'home' or 'homestead' and Dæcca was presumably a local land-owner or leader.

That's right, the well-known phrase, "You're barking mad!" comes from Barking itself.

There are a couple of rumours surrounding this - the first is that the phrase comes from a medieval asylum for the insane, which was reportedly part of Barking Abbey.In the heart of Barking and Dagenham, Becontree leisure centre opened a 50m pool making it the only other Olympic-length pool in London other than the London Aquatics Centre in Stratford.

With the current rental values being:

Barking and Dagenham is fast becoming London’s top property hots spots especially for swanky new apartments and regeneration schemes, some examples are: 

Barking Riverside

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There are one , two and three bedroom apartments available to rent and buy , featuring an open living area plan to kitchen and with doors opening onto private balcony. Set alongside 2km of stunning Thames River frontage

Yes, I have been watching Barking and Dagenham develop and evolve over the past few years and really is one borough oozing with potential. I am also a serious amateur history buff and didn’t realise how ancient this part of London was back in the old days! It seems Barking and Dagenham is a kindred spirit to our native Camden. Did you also know that Valence House can be found in the Borough at Becontree Avenue whic is the local histroy musueum hosuing artificats about those who lived in the Barking and Dagenham many years ago. It is the only surviving of the five manor houses of Dagenham from the 13th century.

Whalebone Lane and the Eastern Avenue, diagonally opposite the Moby-Dick public house, is the site of Marks Manor House, a large 15th century moated building demolished in the early 19th century. During WW2 the adjoining fields were used by the Royal Artillery for an anti-aircraft battery; later a prisoner-of-war camp for Germans was erected there. Further south down Whalebone Lane on the corner of the High Road is the Tollgate pub. This stands on the site of the milestone which marked the ten mile (16 km) limit from the City of London and the turnpike toll gate.

Call Anthony James at Ringley for an initial chat –

Anthony James
Commercial Director - BSc (Eng) Hons KCA
Direct Dial: 020 4506 9030
Ringley Limited Chartered Surveyors
Ringley House, 1 Castle Road, London, NW1 8PR.
Fax: 020 7267 9610
Web: ringley.co.uk
Email: anthony.james@ringley.co.uk

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