Conservation, protection and improvement of the Bexhill-on-Sea built environment.
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
History, photos and updates on the restoration of Bandstand Shelter No.1
By Huw Oxburgh, Local Democracy Reporter, Bexhill Observer On Monday (January 11), Rother District Council cabinet members approved plans to lease a Victorian-built and Grade II listed seaside shelter to Bexhill Heritage, following an extensive programme of repairs and restoration … 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?
A donation from the Co-op Community Fund has allowed a restoration project to go ahead which will see Bexhill’s seafront shelters given a new lease of life. Work is being carried out by Bexhill Heritage, whose vice chairman Steve Johnson … Continued
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’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
Join Bexhill’s Mayor for the clock’s official restart on Friday 28th September, at 11am.
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
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
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
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
Join us to help get Bexhill’s West Station clock ticking again in time for Sussex Day, 16th June 2018.