Market Place, Bexleyheath 2011
Changing Times : 100 years of the Broadway, Bexleyheath, 1912-2012
The Bexley Historical Society has received £31,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting project entitled "Changing Times: 100 Years of the Broadway, Bexleyheath, 1912-2012". The project celebrates the centenary of the Clock Tower, which was built to commemorate the coronation of George V. We will look at the history of the Broadway from the time the Clock Tower was built up to the present day, focusing on historical research, oral history and photographs.
The HLF funding allows us to engage a wide audience by taking the project to local schools, training volunteers and appealing to the public to donate their memories and photographs. An interpretation panel will be placed at the foot of the Clock Tower and everyone will be able to learn from the project through activities such as talks, guided walks, a website and an exhibition.
Anyone who has lived, worked, shopped or otherwise spent time at the Broadway could help by completing a questionnaire, writing about your memories or arranging to have a chat about your experiences. You could donate photographs of the Broadway or any documents you might have - newspaper cuttings, maps, letters, diaries, etc. You could take photographs and list some of the premises in the present-day Broadway so we have a complete record of what stands now. You could research some aspect of the Broadway's history using the plentiful resources at Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, looking at significant events or at the history of a building or business, or perhaps you have an idea of your own. This will enable us to piece together the history of the Broadway from the time the Clock Tower was built in July 1912 right up to the celebration of its centenary in July 2012.
If you would like a copy of our questionnaire or you are interested in taking part, please e-mail Penny Duggan at pennyduggan@yahoo.co.uk
Further details of the project can be found on our partner's website: Bexley Council - Changing Times.
You can follow the project on Facebook, on Twitter @Broadway1912 or via our blog at broadwaybexleyheath1912.wordpress.com.
