Alfred Bean bought the estate in 1862 and refurbished the house in a imperial French rococo style and added hot water and gas lighting. A charming series of photographs of the Bean family in the house are on display in the breakfast room. On his widow’s death in 1921 the house was put up for sale, and it was bought by Bexley Council in 1923. Peripheral land was sold for housing, the park was opened to the public and the house adapted as a museum.
Heartbreak Productions
Friday 27th August, 6pm (gates open at 5pm)
After losing her parents and being shipped from India to the Yorkshire Moors, Mary Lennox is terribly lonely. Living in her uncle’s gloomy mansion, she has nobody to play with. But one day, she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that her uncle won’t [...]
Thursday 19th August
Experience this timeless film, starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, on the big screen. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is the story of Holly Golightly, a hill-billy turned Manhattan playgirl, and the eclectic circle of friends who surround her.
Bexley Heritage Trust is excited to be hosting Bexley’s only open air cinema. Enjoy this Hollywood Classic [...]