Purfleet Heritage & Military Centre

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Discover 250 Years of History on the banks of the Thames at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre which is located in a Grade 1 listed former Royal Gunpowder Magazine..

17/06/2026

Len Milledge's daughters unveil the plaque and Len's story in his bat at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre today.

Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre are pleased to welcome back Ken Slaney for another of his outstanding presentation...
16/06/2026

Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre are pleased to welcome back Ken Slaney for another of his outstanding presentations on Sunday 19th July.

The Silence of the Past. A personal family story.

Next week we will pay tribute to our friend and much loved colleague Len Milledge at the Heritage Centre.Len was a milit...
11/06/2026

Next week we will pay tribute to our friend and much loved colleague Len Milledge at the Heritage Centre.

Len was a military man from his time as a cadet, through his service in the RAF Regiment and later as our standard bearer at many an event. A former trustee and the curator of our RAF Regiment display, his cheerful smile and wicked sense of humour has been missed by all at PMHC since his death in May last year.

On Wednesday 17th June we will be holding a ceremony to unveil a plaque in what will always be Len's RAF Regiment bay.

All welcome, please arrive around 11:30am for the unveiling at 12 noon and refreshments afterwards.

Did you or a relative work at Thames Board Mills? If so, this event is for you.The Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre...
09/06/2026

Did you or a relative work at Thames Board Mills? If so, this event is for you.

The Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre houses a large colection of artefacts and photographs from TBM.

Come along, reminisce and maybe meet old colleagues on August 9th at the Magazine.

A big thank you to everyone who turned up on Saturday night for the Ghost and Folklore Walk. We had a great time and som...
08/06/2026

A big thank you to everyone who turned up on Saturday night for the Ghost and Folklore Walk. We had a great time and somehow the windy weather added to the atmosphere!!

Our next walk is on Saturday 12th September are below, we look forward to seeing you then.

Tickets available now from the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre website here
https://purfleet-hmc.org/walks

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of the Heritage Centre the Hornchurch Wing collection, which has been on display si...
07/06/2026

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of the Heritage Centre the Hornchurch Wing collection, which has been on display since 1997, has been curated and redisplayed.

The collection is the largest of original RFC Suttons Farm and RAF Hornchurch memorabilia, uniforms and medals on display in the country.

Housed in six bays within Magazine No.5, come and see it on our regular opening days, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, from 10am to 3pm.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

https://purfleet-hmc.org/visit/the-hornchurch-wing

This week is Volunteers Week.We would like to say a massive thank you to the fabulous team who keep the Purfleet Heritag...
01/06/2026

This week is Volunteers Week.

We would like to say a massive thank you to the fabulous team who keep the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre open and running.

We are always looking for people to join our team of friendly enthusiastic volunteers. If you can spare some time to help guide, present, maintain or assist in any other way at the Centre, please get in at the website, https://purfleet-hmc.org/

Our volunteers have come up with this list of 10 artefacts that have to be seen in any visit to the Purfleet Heritage an...
30/05/2026

Our volunteers have come up with this list of 10 artefacts that have to be seen in any visit to the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre.

Come and see if they are right.

Open every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 10am-3pm.

https://purfleet-hmc.org/visit/must-see-items

Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre are delighted to welcome Ken Slaney along to the centre on Sunday 24th May to deli...
15/05/2026

Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre are delighted to welcome Ken Slaney along to the centre on Sunday 24th May to deliver his talk on “Churchill’s Toyshop”

Come along and find out the secrets around Britains military in WW2, and just were some of the inspiration for 007 came from.

Tickets are £5, including entry to the Centre.

Classic cars at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre today. Thank you to all the owners, visitors and our volunteer...
10/05/2026

Classic cars at the Purfleet Heritage and Military Centre today.

Thank you to all the owners, visitors and our volunteers for supporting another fabulous event.

Address

Magazine No. 5, Centurion Way
Purfleet
RM191ZZ

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

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