Museum Shop

The museum shop stocks an amazing range of souvenirs, gifts and momentos as well as a good range of educational items and books with local connections. Many of the books are our own publications and cover a range of local history subjects. The shop area was part of our recent extension enabling a far greater range of goods to be displayed and stocked. Exclusive branded items include cotton bags, purses, mugs, thimbles, fridge magnets, trigger (no batteries) torches, calculator/pen units, key rings and stationery. We also stock Norfolk Lavender and Wild Meadow toiletries, marble and glass tealight holders, poppy range of bone china crockery.

Books published by the museum or exclusive to the museum:

Bexhill in World War II by David Burton & Alan Beecher, 3rd enlarged edition 2009; paperback 99pp inc b/w illustrations; £5.99

A Rich Man in His Castle [the Brassey family of Normanhurst, Catsfield] by Simon Wright, 2009; paperback 61pp inc b/w illustrations; £4.99

The King's German Legion, from Bexhill to the Battle of Waterloo by The Bexhill Hanoverian Study Group, 2003; booklet 80pp inc b/w illustrations; £3.95

Churches Together in Bexhill [history of places of worship in Bexhill] by John Dowling & Deborah Scott-Bromley, 2002; booklet 44pp inc b/w illustrations; £3.00

100 Years of Bexhill Motor Buses by David Padgham, 2001; booklet 23pp plus 36 b/w illustrations; £2.00

Bexhill's Maharajah, HH Nripendra Narayan, Maharajah of Cooch Behar by Phyllis Burl, 1998; booklet 29pp plus 4pp of b/w illustrations; £2.00

Now and Then, the trials and tribulations of a Smuggler in East Sussex [fiction] by Peter Fairhurst, 2009; paperback 63pp; £4.99

The Highwoods of Bexhill, An Exploration of Local History by Joan Vann, 2002; 50pp inc b/w illustrations and maps; £2.00, published by the Highwoods Preservation Society

Centenary of the Borough Coat of Arms 1907-2007 together with details of the Civic Regalia and Plate by David Dyer, 2007; booklet, 48pp with colour illustrations; £3.00, published by the Bexhill Charter Trustees 

Bexhill Voices [childhood memories of Bexhill up to 1918] by Fred Gray, 1994; paperback 176pp with b/w illustrations; £5.00, published by Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex

A Sussex Pioneer, Battle, Sussex to Otago, New Zealand by Gordon Carey, 1991; booklet 12pp inc b/w illustrations; £1.00, published by the author

The Memoirs of Miss Moneypenny by Valerie Darby Maxfield Zannetti, 2003; paperback 103pp inc b/w illustrations; £2.00, published by the author

Books of local interest:

Bexhill-on-Sea, A History by Julian Porter [Curator], 2004; hardback 134pp with b/w illustrations from the museum archives; £15.99, published by Phillimore & Co - The most up to date and authoritive history of Bexhill currently available.

Images of England Bexhill-on-Sea, The Second Selection by Julian Poter [Curator], 2002; paperback 128pp pictorial with b/w illustrations from the museum archives; £10.99, published by Tempus Publishing Ltd

Bexhill-on-Sea Then and Now by Aylwin Guilmant, 2002; paperback 80pp pictorial with b/w illustrations; £6.99, published by S B Publications

The Bexhill West Branch Line by Peter A Harding, 2002; booklet 32pp inc b/w illustrations; £3.50, published by the author

Hastings Then and Now by Ken Brooks, 2002, paperback 100pp pictorial with b/w illustrations; £9.50, published by S B Publications

Around Hastings Then and Now by Ken Brooks, 2004, paperback 104pp pictorial with b/w illustrations; £9.50, published by S B Publications

It was Like This [childhood in Hastings 1908 onwards] by Kathleen Crozier, 2004; paperback 130pp with b/w illustrations; £8.99, published by UPSO

Villages of Sussex Pocket Album by Anthony Bryan, 2003; paperback 122pp pictorial, b/w illustrations; was £4.99 now £3.99, published by The Francis Frith Collection

East Sussex Under Attack, Anti-invasion sites 1500-1990 by Chris Butler, 2007; paperback 192pp inc b/w and colour illustrations; £15.99, published by Tempus Publishing Ltd

Books with subjects linked to the museum collection:

The Spitfire Story by Peter R March, 2006; hardback 114pp with colour and b/w illustrations; £8.99, published by The History Press

Costume from 1500 to the Present Day  by Cally Blackman, 2003; booklet 28pp full colour illustrations; £4.99, published by Pitkin Publishing

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry by Brenda and Brian Williams, 2008; booklet 33pp full colour illustrations; £4.99, published by Pitkin Publishing

The Romans, Pitkin Guide to Ancient Civilizations by Brian Williams, 2007; booklet 28pp full colour illustrations; £4.99, published by Pitkin Publishing

The Egyptians, Pitkin Guide to Ancient Civilizations by Brenda Williams, 2007; booklet 28pp full colour illustrations; £4.99, published by Pitkin Publishing

Smuggling in the British Isles, A History by Richard Platt, 2007; hardback 223pp with b/w illustrations; £16.99, published by Tempus Publishing Ltd

Books linked to our current temporary exhibition 'The Quest for Equality':

The Suffragette June 13, 1913 [special edition commemorating Emily Davison] edited by Christabel Pankhurst; reprint from original in museum archives; 20pp, £6.00 

Land Girls and Their Impact by Ann Kramer, 2008; hardback, 183pp with b/w illustrations; £25, published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd 

Women's Hospitals in Brighton and Hove by Val Brown, 2006; paperback, 198pp with b/w illustrations; £7.50, published by The Hastings Press

Railwaywomen, exploitation, betrayal and triumph in the workplace by Helena Wojtczak, 2005; hardback, 375pp with b/w illustrations; £20, published by The Hastings Press

Women of Victorian Sussex by Helena Wojtczak, 2003; paperback, 231pp with b/w illustrations; £9.99, published by The Hastings Press

Ten Notable Women of Brighton by Helena Wojtczak, 2008; booklet, 16pp with b/w illustrations; £1.50, published by The Hastings Press

Ten Notable Women of Hastings & St Leonards by Helena Wojtczak, 2008; booklet, 16pp with b/w illustrations; £1.50, published by The Hastings Press

Notable Sussex Women, 580 biographical sketches by Helena Wojtczak, 2008; hardback, 301pp with b/w illustrations; £19.99, published by The Hastings Press

We also stock historic prints from the Frith collection and a large selection of postcards and souvenirs for all budgets.