Conservation, protection and improvement of the Bexhill-on-Sea built environment.
Chronological list of news posts related to past and present endeavours.
Shelter No.4 (and No.3) was built in 1921 by Frederick William Parker, a builder and undertaker in Bexhill who took over the family business established by his grandfather. Parker’s workshop and house was on Belle Hill at the junction with … Continued
Reopening On the 5th April 2025, we invited local residents and BH members to watch the opening event. The Normans Bay Residents’ Association provided refreshments and asked journalist and former presenter, David Dimbleby to cut the ribbon. It will now … Continued
Background These murals were created by Colchester artists Henry and Joyce Collins. This documentary made by the Colchester Civic Society gives a good background on their national legacy: The artists original plan for Bexhill: How the mural looked upon Sainsbury’s … Continued
History, photos and updates on the restoration of Bandstand Shelter No.1
Bexhill Mayor Paul Plim has unveiled Bexhill Heritage’s latest public interpretative board at East Parade. Alexis Markwick, the charity’s historian and the board’s designer, said: “We’ve told East Parade’s 130 year old story using previously unpublished photographs and highlighting the … Continued
History, photos and updates on the restoration of Shelter No.3
Trustees Simon and Alex return to West Station to give a guided tour, specifically the clock which we repaired in 2018. Did you know, since being restarted it is still being manually wound every week?
On Saturday, 4th January 2020, the official unveiling of a heritage interpretive board, commissioned by Bexhill United Football Club, researched and designed by Bexhill Heritage, took place. It marks the 90th anniversary of the Grandstand and history of the Club. … Continued
Ceremony On Friday, 26th July 2019, the official unveiling of a heritage interpretive board, commissioned by Bexhill Heritage took place. It marked the completion of works undertaken by 36 Corps of Royal Engineers in 1964 in aid of SOS. The … Continued
(Herbert Gustavus) Max Faulkner was born at 36 Havelock Road, Bexhill on 29th July 1916, the son of a professional golfer, he was a very talented sportsman and went on to win the 1951 Open Championship – one of only … Continued
The Localism Act of 2011 gives communities the right to ask the council to list certain assets as being of value to the community. This list is known as a Community Asset Register. If an asset is listed and then … Continued
Bexhill Heritage has been liaising with Rother District Council (RDC) providing condition reports gratis (the most recent being an updated professional condition report by our Chartered Surveyor in December 2018), and supporting their funding applications. RDC officers have diligently put … Continued
Thanks to the generosity of our Planning Officer David Beales, a new plaque has been added to the West Station Clock casing. It goes alongside all the past clock-winders who wrote their names in the tower throughout the years, and … Continued
Bexhill’s Methodist Church in Sackville Road had an early Christmas gift this year – the night-time illumination of its tower. The project was commissioned by Methodist Minister, Reverend Tricia Williams, and completed by volunteers from Bexhill Heritage. “This was quite … Continued
A couple of weeks ago, Bexhill Heritage appealed for a local sparky to step forward and work some magic on the West Station clock tower. The response was overwhelming. It was local electrician Matt Hyatt who was asked to have … Continued
Bexhill’s mayor Councillor Abul Azad officially restarted the Bexhill Youth Club clock last week. The Youth Centre clock is one of the town’s most distinctive landmarks but has not worked since 1993. Paul White, the Youth and Community’s director, got … Continued
Bexhill Heritage have started work on another prominent local landmark, the Bexhill Youth and Community Centre clock on Station Road. Centre Manager, Mr. Paul White, called us after attempts to get the clock going had proved prohibitively expensive. We’ve already … Continued
Following the hard work of our dedicated band of volunteers, Mayor of Bexhill, Councillor Abdul Azad, was able to bring West Station clock back to life last Saturday as part of the town’s Sussex Day celebrations. Councillor Azad reminded our … Continued
Bexhill Heritage provided a ‘preliminary condition and recommended restoration survey report’ in November 2017 to Rother District Council, this triggered an RDC brief for a professional survey in preparation for a specialist restoration tender. RDC officers have subsequently been proactive … Continued
It’s easy to miss the memorial bus shelter on De La Warr Road but it’s been there for almost eighty years. There have been considerable changes to the shelter’s use and setting since it was first built in 1930. Originally … Continued