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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · 15d

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · 24d

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · 24d

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.

Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Aug 21

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Aug 21

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Aug 14

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Aug 14

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jul 30

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 16

'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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10

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...

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 7

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 6

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Jun 4

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · May 20

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · May 12

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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · May 1

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.

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Apr 30

#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

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Apr 29

One of our favourites from our #ArchiveCollections is our planning applications. This one is for 10 Upperton Road from the Engineer and Surveyor Department of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District Council (a predecessor authority of Bexley) dated 1933. #Archive30

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Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social · Apr 28

Bexley Archives, along with Central Library Bexleyheath, is getting a new roof! The library building here first opened in 1980, with the archives moving here from Hall Place in 2000. #ArchiveBuildings #Archive30

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