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Bexhill, Old Town, Walnut Tree 1897
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This older part of the original Bexhill, or rather Bexle, was Saxon in origin. History records that in 772 King Offa of Mercia gave a grant of land to enlarge the parish church. By the time of Domesday Book, 'Bexelei' was recorded as a small village, which had scarcely recovered from the Norman invasion.

An extract from Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories.

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Hastings and Bexhill Photographic Memories

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A Selection of Memories from Bexhill

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bexhill

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Little Folks Home
Can anyone remember the little folks home in Bexhill on sea. I was only twelve at the time, this was around 1956. I can only remember a sister Moris and nurse Hancock, I have been back to find the place in 2001 but unfortunately did not find it. I remember the house being a short walk from Bexhill station. There was two ways that you could get to the house one was to walk down a country lane and enter the house from ...see more
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National Service
National Service As a 71-year old now living in Macau (China) I still retain the warmest memories of Bexhill in the 1950s. At that time I was a National Serviceman stationed at RAF Wartling (Upper Barnhorn) and courting a local Bexhill girl who lived in Downlands Avenue. My most vivid memories relate to our regular attendance at many performances by the Penguin Players at both the De La Warr Pavilion and the ...see more
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