Bexhill, The Parade 1897
Photo ref:
38989
Photo ref:
38989
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Bexhill had been a fishing village before 1884, when the words 'on-Sea' were added to its name. Thereafter the resort expanded on to the low-lying ground between the old hillside village and the sea. Bexhill's Parade was constructed on top of the sea wall that had been built in the 1880s as a coastal defence.
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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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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
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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