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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
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1995: New life for old hospital
One of the most attractive new properties to come onto the market in recent years is nearing completion. The Old Hospital, a...
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1912: Memorial drinking fountain
West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 8 August 1912 On Thursday night the Cuckfield Urban District Council agreed to accept an offer made by...
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Sep 28, 20232 min read
1931: Wykehurst tragedy
On Wednesday night a motor car, containing six employees of Wykehurst Park Hotel. Bolney. overturned into a ditch as the party were...
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Aug 24, 20234 min read
1934: Hospital gets its own cinema
Cinema installed at West Hylands, Cuckfield Treats For the Inmates: Can You Spare a Dime ? About a year ago Mr JH W. Blundon (Master of...
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Aug 13, 20233 min read
1847: Tragic Warninglid pilgrim's death
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 27 May 1847 WORTH A coroner's inquest was held at the Fox public house,(1) Three Bridges, on Tuesday morning,...
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May 24, 20231 min read
1914: Attending to the wounded
Off to the front A large number of Cuckieldians assembled in Broad-street on Wednesday and gave a hearts send-off to Mr HM Bridgman, MD....
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May 22, 20231 min read
1932: Don't scare the locals
The Housing and Public Health Committee held a meeting on July 28. Among the items … The attention of the Committee was drawn to the fact...
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May 15, 20231 min read
1866: Serious accident near Sergison Arms
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 03 May 1866 CUCKFIELD Old Accident. —A rather serious accident happened Thursday morning last to Mr Biggs...
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Apr 22, 20231 min read
1867: Hunter wounded in shooting accident
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 3 January 1867 CUCKFIELD. SERIOUS Accident. — As James Callow, veterinary surgeon, R.A., and Mr Button, of...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
1955: At 107 on Housewive's Choice
Mrs Eliza Luckett (107), celebrated her birthday in good style at Cuckfield Hospital. The television camera was in the Lindfield Ward to...
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Feb 1, 20231 min read
1917: Lantern Lecture entertainment for wounded soldiers at Cuckfield V.A.D Hospital
Sussex Daily News - Friday 19 January 1917 CUCKFIELD V.A.D. HOSPITAL. The wounded soldiers in the Cuckfield V.A.D. Hospital, at the...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read
1847: Shelley shooting results in amputation
We have featured articles about the poet Shelley and his love of Cuckfield before.. But this rather tragic incident happened to his son -...
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Dec 8, 20221 min read
1882: Horse knocks over two-year old in Broad Street
Accident. — On Tuesday evening, 18th inst., some children were playing on the road at Broad Street as one of Mr. Callow’s flys, from the...
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Nov 25, 20223 min read
1985: Hospital deals with 50 injured
50 injured as two trains collide near new £130m signalling centre by Michael Hornsell and Michael Bailey British Rail and the Department...
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Nov 13, 20223 min read
1890: Tragedy and illness at Horsgate Cottages
Petty Sessions, Haywards Heath - Impure Water William James Ball, of Willesden Road, London, was charged at the instance of Mr William...
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
1934: Vicar dies after motorcycling accident in Broad Street
Worthing Gazette - Wednesday 21 March 1934 Former Sompting Vicar. TRAGIC DEATH OF THE REV. A. V. HOUSMAN AFTER A MOTORCYCLING ACCIDENT....
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Oct 8, 20222 min read
1794: Killer flies - several men dead
Sir Watkin William Wynne's regiment of militia, intended for Brighton Camp, have been stopped at Cuckfield, owing, it is said, to a...
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Sep 21, 20221 min read
1879: Workers at Holy Trinity Church badly injured in accident
Petersfield Express - Tuesday 29 April 1879 CUCKFIELD- SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE CHURCH.— On Tuesday morning an alarming occurrence took...
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Sep 19, 20221 min read
1871: Bad accident at the Talbot
Surrey Gazette Saturday 18 November 1871 On Wednesday November 15 a serious accident happened to George Taylor, coachman to Miss Dealtry,...
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Aug 29, 20221 min read
1864: Painter's painful demise
The Borough Coroner held an inquest at; the Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, on Tuesday; on the body of a man named Alfred Darby,...
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