Repair of Shelter No.1/Bandstand, East Parade
History, photos and updates on the restoration of Bandstand Shelter No.1
East Parade interpretive board
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the charity’s historian and the board’s designer, said: “We’ve told East Parade’s 130 year old story using previously unpublished photographs and highlighting the … Continued
Repair of Shelter No.3, East Parade
History, photos and updates on the restoration of Shelter No.3
Bexhill West Station Tour
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?
Polegrove interpretive board
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
Pages Gap interpretive board
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
Max Faulkner plaque unveiled
(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
Campaign to save Drill Hall
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
East Parade shelters update
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
West Station Clock – Lights on
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
Pledging support for affordable housing
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 Youth Centre Clock – The Official Restart
Join Bexhill’s Mayor for the clock’s official restart on Friday 28th September, at 11am.
West Station Clock – Restarted
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
West Station Clock – The Official Restart
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
East Parade shelters report
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
Seeking additional protection for Barnhorn Manor
Bexhill Heritage has applied to Historic England to upgrade their listing of Lower Barnhorn Manor from Grade II to Grade II* to recognise the buildings special architectural and historical importance. The building is timber-framed refaced with flint dressings and quoins … Continued
Memorial Bus Shelter – De La Warr Road
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
Become a West Station clock patron
Join us to help get Bexhill’s West Station clock ticking again in time for Sussex Day, 16th June 2018.
Bexhill Cemetery Lodge – does it have a future?
Bexhill Cemetery Lodge is an Edwardian building in the Arts and Crafts style. It is characteristic of the cemetery’s original foundation and forms a group with the gates and stone piers, also being contemporary with the cemetery chapel (1902). It … Continued
West Station Clock – Inspection
One of Bexhill’s best-loved landmarks, West Station Clock, is ready to be restored to full working order following an initial appraisal by Bexhill Heritage members on 6th February. The clock mechanisms were found to be remarkably intact with only one … Continued