Bexley Archives
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Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds historic materials for the London Borough of Bexley
Bexley parish baptisms, marriages, burials and electoral registers have been digitised and are available to search for free on Ancestry at Bexley Library branches - invaluable for #familyhistory and #localhistory. #EYADigital #ExploreYourArchive
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Bexley parish baptisms, marriages, burials and electoral registers have been digitised and are available to search for free on Ancestry at Bexley Library branches - invaluable for #familyhistory and #localhistory. #EYADigital #ExploreYourArchive
For #ChristmasCarol here is the 1995 Bexley Christmas Carol Concert at Crook Log Sports Centre, conducted by local MP Rt Hon. Sir Edward Heath. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For #ChristmasCarol here is the 1995 Bexley Christmas Carol Concert at Crook Log Sports Centre, conducted by local MP Rt Hon. Sir Edward Heath. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
At Bexley we have a huge collection of images taken by amateur photographer Arthur Boswell. As well as local landmarks, he liked to photograph people, including his gardener whose dogs liked to pose for the camera. #EYAPets #ExploreYourArchive
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
At Bexley we have a huge collection of images taken by amateur photographer Arthur Boswell. As well as local landmarks, he liked to photograph people, including his gardener whose dogs liked to pose for the camera. #EYAPets #ExploreYourArchive
Hides department store in Bexleyheath was known for its #FestiveLights each year. It closed its doors for the final time in 1979. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hides department store in Bexleyheath was known for its #FestiveLights each year. It closed its doors for the final time in 1979. #ArchiveAdventCalendar
For #EYASilence we immediately thought of Blackfen Library - pictured here in 1949 - where stern librarians inspected children’s hands for cleanliness before they could borrow books. If anyone whispered there would be a very brusque ‘SSHH!’. #ExploreYourArchive
December 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
For #EYASilence we immediately thought of Blackfen Library - pictured here in 1949 - where stern librarians inspected children’s hands for cleanliness before they could borrow books. If anyone whispered there would be a very brusque ‘SSHH!’. #ExploreYourArchive
Does your church, faith group or club have a regular newsletter? At #BexleyArchives Centre newsletters are donated to us on a regular basis. Each one provides a fascinating snapshot of community life at a particular moment in time. #LocalHistory
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Does your church, faith group or club have a regular newsletter? At #BexleyArchives Centre newsletters are donated to us on a regular basis. Each one provides a fascinating snapshot of community life at a particular moment in time. #LocalHistory
For #BlackFriday we have some amazing #Christmas2025 deals here at #BexleyArchives
⭐️Bargains on our books, plus 3 for the price of 2 on our Old Ordnance Survey maps.
⭐️And if you aren’t able to visit us to make your purchase, we are offering free postage to UK addresses until 18 December.
⭐️Bargains on our books, plus 3 for the price of 2 on our Old Ordnance Survey maps.
⭐️And if you aren’t able to visit us to make your purchase, we are offering free postage to UK addresses until 18 December.
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackFriday we have some amazing #Christmas2025 deals here at #BexleyArchives
⭐️Bargains on our books, plus 3 for the price of 2 on our Old Ordnance Survey maps.
⭐️And if you aren’t able to visit us to make your purchase, we are offering free postage to UK addresses until 18 December.
⭐️Bargains on our books, plus 3 for the price of 2 on our Old Ordnance Survey maps.
⭐️And if you aren’t able to visit us to make your purchase, we are offering free postage to UK addresses until 18 December.
That important event in the #BexleyArchives calendar: putting up the Christmas decorations. We have to admit our #BexleyLibraries colleagues have outdone us this year with Rudy the Reindeer. #Christmas2025
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That important event in the #BexleyArchives calendar: putting up the Christmas decorations. We have to admit our #BexleyLibraries colleagues have outdone us this year with Rudy the Reindeer. #Christmas2025
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