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 and sunflower range of bone china pottery.

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

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

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 (temporarily out of stock)

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

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

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 (temporarily out of stock)

Sussex Motorman, The Hubert Hobden Memoirs: Part 2 1935-1961 Edited by Anthony P Vent, 2009, paperback 151pp with black & white and colour illustrations, £11.95 limited print run of 1,000 copies, Buggleskelly Books. Biography of local train driver plus chapters on Electric rolling stock, memories of Pat Harmer, signalman, Peter Dove, engineman, Bill Oliver & Lionel Pilbeam, Lancing Carriage Works. 

East of Eastbourne, West of Waterloo, The Brian Groom Memoirs Edited by Anthony P Vent, 2010, paperback 103pp with b & w and colour illustrations, £10.95 limited print run of 1,000, Buggleskelly Books. Memories of working on stations, signalboxes as well as guard and ticket inspector on the Southern Region of BR plus memories of H C Dyer, John Stubberfield, Bill Lawrence, all station staff at Bexhill and Arthur Harmer, signalman, Bexhill 

Sky High Sussex Coast, An Aerial Journey, by Jason Hawkes, 2009, hardback 64pp pictorial colour illustrations, £4.99, Pixz Books. 

Three Men and a Quote by Ken McEwan, John Dowling & Philip Elms, 2010, paperback 228pp with b & w and colour illustrations, £9.99, Rag Doll Media UK  

The Hellingly Hospital Railway by Peter Harding, 1989, paperback 32pp with b & w illustrations, £3.50, published by author. 

The Hawkhurst Branch Line by Peter Harding, 1998, paperback 32pp with b & w illustrations, £3.50, published by author.

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, Tempus Publishing. 

The Victorians and Edwardians at Play by John Hannavy, 2009, paperback 128pp with colour & b & w illustrations, £9.99, Shire Books 

Wartime Childhood by Mike Brown, 2010, paperback 56pp with colour & b & w illustrations, £5.99, Shire Books Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen by Sarah Jane Downing, 2010, paperback 64pp with colour and B & w illustrations, £5.99, Shire Books 

A Pocket Guide to Fossils 1990, paperback 48pp with b & w illustrations, £1.95, British Fossils Where to find Fossils in Southern England by Dr R Coram, 1989, paperback 48pp with b & w illustrations, £1.95, British Fossils 

Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of Europe by Martin Lockley & Christian Meyer, 2000, hardback 323pp with b & w illustrations, £14.00, Columbia 

When Motor Racing was Fun, Tales of classic years on the track by Bryan Apps, 2009, hardback 160pp with colour and b & w illustrations, £19.99, Halsgrove 

When Motoring was Fun, Early Days on the Open Road by Tom Tyler, 2008, hardback 160p with b & white illustrations, £19.99, Halsgrove 

Books linked to the 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.