Conservation, protection and improvement of the Bexhill-on-Sea built environment.
Bexhill Heritage is campaigning to save the town’s historic Drill Hall from demolition. The Hall was built in 1914 for the local Territorial Artillery, Engineers, Rifles and Yeomanry and has enjoyed military associations ever since. The Bexhill Drill Hall is … 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
We look back over the charity’s successes in 2018 and what we have planned in 2019. Did you know the Northeye prison had such a rich history?
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
Grace King, Amy Bossom and Marnie Horan of St. Richard’s Catholic High School have been recognised as ‘Heritage Guardians’ in Bexhill Heritage’s competition to find the town’s favourite building or public open space. School pupils were asked to identify their … 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
Bexhill Heritage’s restoration of the West Station Clock has been fully completed now that the clock faces are illuminated just as they were in the station’s heyday over fifty years ago. To mark the occasion, the charity commissioned a special … 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 Heritage has come out in support of the Council’s proposal to help the homeless reported in last week’s Observer. Pledging its full support for more affordable housing in the town, the charity has even come up with a plan … 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
The Bexhill Youth & Community Centre clock is now up and running, but who was the man behind its dedication? We take a visit to our borough boundary, marked out by granite stones.
Join Bexhill’s Mayor for the clock’s official restart on Friday 28th September, at 11am.
Bexhill Heritage, the town’s new heritage and conservation society which looks to the past to guide its vision for the future has found a surprising link to the past amongst its recent recruits. David Beales was appointed Assistant District Planning … 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
You’ll be delighted to hear the restoration is on schedule and that the clock will be restarted as planned on Sussex Day, Saturday 16th June, at 3pm! Here’s a short video showing some of the inner workings of the clock: … Continued
After just four months of activity, Bexhill Heritage Trustees were invited to accept the Charter Trustees Award – which brings us several months later to the evening of May 23rd 2018, where Bexhill Heritage was awarded the Charter Trustee Crest … Continued
News on projects and events, a concept design brief on the East Parade, and we discover a ‘Gift from Rex to his friends’.
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
The four dials of Bexhill’s landmark West Station Clock have not kept regular time since the station staff worked their last shift in 1964. But a team of volunteers from Bexhill Heritage – the town’s new conservation charity – aim … Continued