Bexley Archives
@bexleyarchives.bsky.social
Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds historic materials for the London Borough of Bexley
Our new exhibition at #BexleyArchives looks at #music in the 1960s. Bexley Jazz Club at the Black Prince had a rhythm and blues club every Sunday. Performers include Ben E. King, Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Derek & the Dominos featuring Eric Clapton. Were you there? Who did you see?
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our new exhibition at #BexleyArchives looks at #music in the 1960s. Bexley Jazz Club at the Black Prince had a rhythm and blues club every Sunday. Performers include Ben E. King, Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart and Derek & the Dominos featuring Eric Clapton. Were you there? Who did you see?
Earlier this week Archives Officer Penny Duggan attended the 'Capturing Black History in Bexley' event at Titmuss Avenue Baptist Church. Seniors in Touch group members shared experiences of living in #Thamesmead and how it has changed over the years. #BlackHistoryMonth #oralhistory
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Earlier this week Archives Officer Penny Duggan attended the 'Capturing Black History in Bexley' event at Titmuss Avenue Baptist Church. Seniors in Touch group members shared experiences of living in #Thamesmead and how it has changed over the years. #BlackHistoryMonth #oralhistory
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantiaci of Kent. Tickets: £5.
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantiaci of Kent. Tickets: £5.
Local historian Peter Daniel will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September 2.30pm ‘The Blitz Over Bexley’ exploring this period of intensive bombing raids which disrupted life and caused death and injury to civilians in the Bexley area. Tickets: £5.
September 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Local historian Peter Daniel will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September 2.30pm ‘The Blitz Over Bexley’ exploring this period of intensive bombing raids which disrupted life and caused death and injury to civilians in the Bexley area. Tickets: £5.
The #BexleyArchives autumn events programme begins 20 Sept. with a North West Kent Family History Society pop-in session 10am-1pm at Local Studies Centre on 1st floor of Central Library Bexleyheath. Everyone is welcome, no pre-booking required. #genealogy #familyhistory @nwkfhs.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The #BexleyArchives autumn events programme begins 20 Sept. with a North West Kent Family History Society pop-in session 10am-1pm at Local Studies Centre on 1st floor of Central Library Bexleyheath. Everyone is welcome, no pre-booking required. #genealogy #familyhistory @nwkfhs.bsky.social
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantiaci of Kent. Tickets: £5.
September 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantiaci of Kent. Tickets: £5.
A double bill here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September!
10am-1pm: free drop-in session with North West Kent Family History Society.
2.30-4pm: talk by Peter Daniel, The Blitz Over Bexley. Tickets £5
Plus see this new book now on our shelves! #familyhistory #WWII
10am-1pm: free drop-in session with North West Kent Family History Society.
2.30-4pm: talk by Peter Daniel, The Blitz Over Bexley. Tickets £5
Plus see this new book now on our shelves! #familyhistory #WWII
September 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A double bill here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September!
10am-1pm: free drop-in session with North West Kent Family History Society.
2.30-4pm: talk by Peter Daniel, The Blitz Over Bexley. Tickets £5
Plus see this new book now on our shelves! #familyhistory #WWII
10am-1pm: free drop-in session with North West Kent Family History Society.
2.30-4pm: talk by Peter Daniel, The Blitz Over Bexley. Tickets £5
Plus see this new book now on our shelves! #familyhistory #WWII
Interested in #FamilyHistory? At #BexleyArchives you can search census and parish records on Ancestry for free, browse local newspapers and family history books.
On 20 Sept. 10am-1pm North West Kent Family History Society is holding a free drop-in session here. All welcome. @nwkfhs.bsky.social
On 20 Sept. 10am-1pm North West Kent Family History Society is holding a free drop-in session here. All welcome. @nwkfhs.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Interested in #FamilyHistory? At #BexleyArchives you can search census and parish records on Ancestry for free, browse local newspapers and family history books.
On 20 Sept. 10am-1pm North West Kent Family History Society is holding a free drop-in session here. All welcome. @nwkfhs.bsky.social
On 20 Sept. 10am-1pm North West Kent Family History Society is holding a free drop-in session here. All welcome. @nwkfhs.bsky.social
Rob Harris of the Crossness Engines Trust marks the 160th anniversary of the beam engines with a talk here at #BexleyArchives on Saturday 15 November, ‘When Bexley Saved London: Crossness Pumping Station, Bazalgette’s sewers and the Birth of Modern Sanitation’. Tickets £5.
August 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Rob Harris of the Crossness Engines Trust marks the 160th anniversary of the beam engines with a talk here at #BexleyArchives on Saturday 15 November, ‘When Bexley Saved London: Crossness Pumping Station, Bazalgette’s sewers and the Birth of Modern Sanitation’. Tickets £5.
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantuari of Kent. Tickets: £5.
August 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Archivist Oliver Wooller will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 18 October 2.30pm 'Caesars, Senators and Centurions', looking at the Roman period in Bexley, as roads, engineering and laws were brought to the Cantuari of Kent. Tickets: £5.
Historian Peter Daniel will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September 2.30pm ‘The Blitz Over Bexley’ exploring this period of intensive bombing raids which disrupted life and caused death and injury to civilians in the Bexley area. Tickets: £5.
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Historian Peter Daniel will give a talk here at #BexleyArchives on 20 September 2.30pm ‘The Blitz Over Bexley’ exploring this period of intensive bombing raids which disrupted life and caused death and injury to civilians in the Bexley area. Tickets: £5.
The #BexleyArchives autumn events programme begins 20 Sept. with a North West Kent Family History Society pop-in session 10am-1pm at Local Studies Centre on 1st floor of Central Library Bexleyheath. Everyone is welcome, no pre-booking required. #genealogy #familyhistory @nwkfhs.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The #BexleyArchives autumn events programme begins 20 Sept. with a North West Kent Family History Society pop-in session 10am-1pm at Local Studies Centre on 1st floor of Central Library Bexleyheath. Everyone is welcome, no pre-booking required. #genealogy #familyhistory @nwkfhs.bsky.social
We have a great selection of local sport books on our shelves at #BexleyArchives. Our newest acquisition is ‘A Pictorial History of Kent Football’ written by Richard Ralph, a fantastic collection of photographs of Kent #football cup competitions. #sport #localhistory
July 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We have a great selection of local sport books on our shelves at #BexleyArchives. Our newest acquisition is ‘A Pictorial History of Kent Football’ written by Richard Ralph, a fantastic collection of photographs of Kent #football cup competitions. #sport #localhistory
It was #OnThisDay in 1966 that England won the Football World Cup in London, beating West Germany 4 - 2. Closer to home, pictured here are Bexley United FC 1967 and 1968, and Bexleyheath and Welling Football Team 1951 and 1961. #football #localhistory
July 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It was #OnThisDay in 1966 that England won the Football World Cup in London, beating West Germany 4 - 2. Closer to home, pictured here are Bexley United FC 1967 and 1968, and Bexleyheath and Welling Football Team 1951 and 1961. #football #localhistory
Ways to cool off in #Bexley in the past:
Martens Grove Swimming Pool 1955
Danson Park Swimming Pool 1938
The Lake, Belvedere Recreation Ground 1930
Moakes ice-cream cart, Bostall Heath, 1930
Martens Grove Swimming Pool 1955
Danson Park Swimming Pool 1938
The Lake, Belvedere Recreation Ground 1930
Moakes ice-cream cart, Bostall Heath, 1930
June 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Ways to cool off in #Bexley in the past:
Martens Grove Swimming Pool 1955
Danson Park Swimming Pool 1938
The Lake, Belvedere Recreation Ground 1930
Moakes ice-cream cart, Bostall Heath, 1930
Martens Grove Swimming Pool 1955
Danson Park Swimming Pool 1938
The Lake, Belvedere Recreation Ground 1930
Moakes ice-cream cart, Bostall Heath, 1930
'Then and Now' photography is a great way to see what has changed over the years - as well as what hasn't changed!
Now on display at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, covering a variety of places across the borough of Bexley.
#LocalHistory #CelebratingBexley
Now on display at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, covering a variety of places across the borough of Bexley.
#LocalHistory #CelebratingBexley
June 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
'Then and Now' photography is a great way to see what has changed over the years - as well as what hasn't changed!
Now on display at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, covering a variety of places across the borough of Bexley.
#LocalHistory #CelebratingBexley
Now on display at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, covering a variety of places across the borough of Bexley.
#LocalHistory #CelebratingBexley
Need an idea for a Father’s Day gift? How about a local history map or book? We have a great selection to choose from!
Our full list is at arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/b...
#LocalHistory #Books #Maps #FathersDay
Our full list is at arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/b...
#LocalHistory #Books #Maps #FathersDay
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Need an idea for a Father’s Day gift? How about a local history map or book? We have a great selection to choose from!
Our full list is at arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/b...
#LocalHistory #Books #Maps #FathersDay
Our full list is at arena.yourlondonlibrary.net/web/bexley/b...
#LocalHistory #Books #Maps #FathersDay
Queeroes: Iconic Figures From History - a talk by Sheldon K. Goodman 14 June 2.30pm at Central Library Bexleyheath.
What do stories about gender, sexuality and identity from the past tell us about our existence in the 21st century?
Free tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bexley-lib...
What do stories about gender, sexuality and identity from the past tell us about our existence in the 21st century?
Free tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bexley-lib...
June 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Queeroes: Iconic Figures From History - a talk by Sheldon K. Goodman 14 June 2.30pm at Central Library Bexleyheath.
What do stories about gender, sexuality and identity from the past tell us about our existence in the 21st century?
Free tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bexley-lib...
What do stories about gender, sexuality and identity from the past tell us about our existence in the 21st century?
Free tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bexley-lib...
It was a pleasure to work with the team at the Holiday Inn Bexley on the history display for their open day. The Black Prince - a well-known landmark on the A2 junction - holds many memories: jazz music, weddings and people who have worked there over the years.
June 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It was a pleasure to work with the team at the Holiday Inn Bexley on the history display for their open day. The Black Prince - a well-known landmark on the A2 junction - holds many memories: jazz music, weddings and people who have worked there over the years.
It's Friday night and where else would you go in 1962 but the Crayford Town Hall with its amazing glitter ball? On Friday 18 May it was Rock 'n' Twist night, and if that wasn't enough, on Saturday 19 May there was non-stop dancing until 11.30pm!
#LocalHistory #dancing
#LocalHistory #dancing
June 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's Friday night and where else would you go in 1962 but the Crayford Town Hall with its amazing glitter ball? On Friday 18 May it was Rock 'n' Twist night, and if that wasn't enough, on Saturday 19 May there was non-stop dancing until 11.30pm!
#LocalHistory #dancing
#LocalHistory #dancing
We have recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the opening of #DansonPark but it wasn't until June 1952 that Hall Place Gardens opened to the public, when the Duchess of Kent was received by local dignitaries and large crowds. #CelebratingBexley
June 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We have recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the opening of #DansonPark but it wasn't until June 1952 that Hall Place Gardens opened to the public, when the Duchess of Kent was received by local dignitaries and large crowds. #CelebratingBexley
What excitement to be had at the Bexley Fair in 1846 with a match of gingling, whipping the balls from the hole, contention up the pole, fireworks of golden rains and a flight of saucissons. #EYAFunandGames #ExploreYourArchive
May 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What excitement to be had at the Bexley Fair in 1846 with a match of gingling, whipping the balls from the hole, contention up the pole, fireworks of golden rains and a flight of saucissons. #EYAFunandGames #ExploreYourArchive
This Saturday's 'Ten Decades of Danson Park' guided walk is now sold out! But there are still tickets left for Lesnes to Lessness on 21 June, and for Lamorbey and Halfway Street on 12 July, 2.30pm. Tickets are £5. Get in touch to book your place! #CelebratingBexley
May 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This Saturday's 'Ten Decades of Danson Park' guided walk is now sold out! But there are still tickets left for Lesnes to Lessness on 21 June, and for Lamorbey and Halfway Street on 12 July, 2.30pm. Tickets are £5. Get in touch to book your place! #CelebratingBexley
Final book in #WoolworthsGirls series is published early May, by Erith-born author Elaine Everest who sadly died last year. She was inspired by stories about WWII at the Erith branch of Woolworths where she worked as a teen. Pictured: Woolworths Sidcup, Welling, Erith, Bexleyheath.
May 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Final book in #WoolworthsGirls series is published early May, by Erith-born author Elaine Everest who sadly died last year. She was inspired by stories about WWII at the Erith branch of Woolworths where she worked as a teen. Pictured: Woolworths Sidcup, Welling, Erith, Bexleyheath.
#WhyArchives?
In this year of anniversaries here in Bexley - including Lesnes, Crossness and Danson - the Local Studies and Archive Centre has become the place to be! Archives enable everyone to learn about our local area and take pride in our heritage. #Archive30 #CelebratingBexley
In this year of anniversaries here in Bexley - including Lesnes, Crossness and Danson - the Local Studies and Archive Centre has become the place to be! Archives enable everyone to learn about our local area and take pride in our heritage. #Archive30 #CelebratingBexley
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#WhyArchives?
In this year of anniversaries here in Bexley - including Lesnes, Crossness and Danson - the Local Studies and Archive Centre has become the place to be! Archives enable everyone to learn about our local area and take pride in our heritage. #Archive30 #CelebratingBexley
In this year of anniversaries here in Bexley - including Lesnes, Crossness and Danson - the Local Studies and Archive Centre has become the place to be! Archives enable everyone to learn about our local area and take pride in our heritage. #Archive30 #CelebratingBexley