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May 11, 20215 min read

1909: Shocking discovery in Cuckfield Park

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 28 December 1909 THE CUCKFIELD TRAGEDY DEPRESSION-DRINK-SUICIDE On Thursday afternoon, at the King’s Head Club...

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Apr 11, 20213 min read

BBC Radio Comedian Kenneth Horne's links with Cuckfield

Those of you who can remember listening to comedy on the radio in the 1960s may have fond memories of the dulcet tones and dry wit of...

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Jul 28, 20202 min read

1860: Melancholy suicide in Cuckfield

Surrey Gazette - Tuesday 07 February 1860 CUCKFIELD. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE. —On Saturday morning, the 4th inst the town was horrified by a...

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Jul 12, 20209 min read

1939: The Passing of Reverend T.G. Wyatt - "A lovable old gentleman, and one who loved us."

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 23 May 1939 PASSING OF T.G.WYATT THE SECOND VICAR OF HAYWARDS HEATH The Man who nobly served the Church and...

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Jul 7, 20202 min read

1915: Noted novelist's death in Lucastes Avenue

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 10 August 1915 NOTED NOVELIST'S DEATH. MR. RICHARD MARSH PASSES AWAY AT HAYWARDS HEATH. We regret to announce...

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Jul 5, 20204 min read

1936: The passing of Anstye resident, Harry Preston 'one of the most notable personalities in sport'

Western Mail - Friday 14 August 1936 THE LATE SIR HARRY PRESTON SIR HARRY PRESTON Death of Famous Sports Patron who RAISED £100,000 FOR...

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Jul 3, 20203 min read

1918: The passing of 'The father of Cuckfield' - Richard Bevan

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 19 February 1918 DEATH AT CUCKFIELD OF MR. R. A. BEVAN, J.P. A LONG' AND WELL-SPENT LIFE. At the advanced age...

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Jun 29, 20204 min read

1938: The passing of Mr George Hilton - one of Haywards Heath's great public servants

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 12 April 1938 DEATH OF MR. GEORGE HILTON SEN. Business and Public Activities in Haywards Heath. With a regret...

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Jun 23, 20204 min read

1892 - Shocking Death at Cuckfield Union Workhouse

Sussex Agricultural Express - Friday 22 January 1892 CUCKFIELD SHOCKING DEATH. —Mr. G. E. Hillman, Coroner for East Sussex, held an...

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Jun 10, 20203 min read

Haywards Heath labourer makes horrible discovery...

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 03 October 1882 HORRIBLE DISCOVERY IN RIVER’S WOOD ARDINGLY. MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. On Sunday morning, as a man...

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Jun 8, 202016 min read

Commemorating untimely deaths in the Sergison family

' THE MID-SUSSEX TIMES, Tuesday FEBRUARY 14, 1888. CUCKFIELD. Death of Mr. M. Sergison.— We regret to record the death, at Eton, on...

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May 22, 20206 min read

'Tramp novelist' dies in Haywards Heath Asylum

Birmingham Daily Gazette - Wednesday 10 December 1930 BART KENNEDY DEAD. 'Tramp-Novelist' Mr. Bart Kennedy, the well known author, has...

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May 12, 20206 min read

An affectionate farewell from The Mid Sussex Times to its creator Charles Clarke (1841-1921)

THE MID-SUSSEX TIMES—TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1921. DEATH, AT HAYWARDS HEATH, OF MR. CHARLES CLARKE. A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE. SKETCH OF HIS...

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May 9, 20205 min read

Thomas Bannister (1842-1912) created a Cattle Market in Haywards Heath that lasted for 120 years...

Thomas Bannister's Market (where Sainsbury's now stands) is extremely important in Haywards Heath history Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02...

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Sep 8, 20188 min read

Tragic error leads to death of Cuckfield infant

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 27 August 1844 CUCKFIELD Fatal Occurrence - Child Poisoned by Mistake. On Friday week, and by adjournment on...

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Jun 22, 201813 min read

Haywards Heath Girl Killed by a Tank: Distressing fatality near Cuckfield Park

THE MID-SUSSEX TIMES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1928. HAYWARDS HEATH GIRL KILLED BY A TANK. DISTRESSING FATALITY NEAR CUCKFIELD PARK. The...

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Jun 7, 20186 min read

Fatal accident in Glebe Road

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 February 1932 SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT CUCKFIELD. YOUTH’S FATAL INJURIES IN A COLLISION. A shocking accident,...

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