Did Sir Christopher Wren design Cuckfield Church's spire?
It might, on the face of it, seem unlikely that such a busy man as Sir Christopher Wren - with no apparent connections with the...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
Oct 13, 20203 min read
1819: Serious stage coach crash by the King's Head, one dead
Edward Bates (1767–1845) the local clockmaker, whose shop was close by the King’s Head, recorded in his diary in 1819 that the...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
1804: Jilted Cuckfield corporal takes his own life
The Lady's Magazine relates in its 8 June 1804 edition a tragic story that occurred in Cuckfield to a member of the well known High...
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Oct 10, 20202 min read
1848 Cuckfield Park: Wicked Dame Sergison frightened the horses - after her death!
The following was found in ‘The Penguin Book of Ghosts: Haunted England’ by Jennifer Westwood, Jacqueline Simpson, 2008 detailing the...
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Oct 9, 20201 min read
Liberty bodice, black stockings and button boots
There are some delightful reminiscences from' West Sussex within living memory, West Sussex Federation of Women’s Institutes', these two...
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Oct 9, 20204 min read
1937: Winston Churchill visits Cuckfield
Almost three years before the start of World War II Winston Churchill attended a funeral at the Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield on 4...
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Oct 8, 20203 min read
Geranium Jane - accident or murder?
David Scanlon in his book ‘Paranormal Sussex’ relates the well known and oft-repeated story of Cuckfield’s unfortunate Geranium Jane....
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Oct 7, 20203 min read
Selby's famous and 'fatal' race through Cuckfield
James Selby was the most popular and highly respected coachman of his time. Towards the end of his life he regularly drove his own coach...
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Oct 6, 20203 min read
The Battle of Muster Green and the church font myth
The Battle of Muster Green (also known as the Battle of Haywards Heath) was a minor battle at the start of the English Civil Wars that...
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Sep 27, 20201 min read
Wallers: Can you help please?
I hope you enjoy Cuckfield Connections - it’s been a labour of love for me. My family’s links with Cuckfield stretch back over several...
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Jul 28, 20203 min read
1928: Crowds see thrilling night battle in Cuckfield
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 05 September 1928 CROWDS SEE THRILLS OF NIGHT BATTLE. Thirty Hours’ Fighting. VALUABLE LESSONS FROM...
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Jul 24, 20202 min read
1938: Celebrating Cuckfield teacher, clockmaker and local historian Hubert Bates
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 29 March 1938 UP AND DOWN THE COUNTY By ‘The Roamer’ Mr. Hubert Bates, of Cuckfield, looked me up few days ago...
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Jul 21, 202010 min read
July 22 1913: Suffragist Pilgrims march through Mid Sussex to Hyde Park
WOMEN AND THE VOTE. PILGRIMAGE MARCH TO LONDON. THE JOURNEY THROUGH MID-SUSSEX Where is the man who has the power or skill To stem the...
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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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May 30, 20205 min read
1930: A perspective on Henry Kingsley's brief time in Cuckfield
HENRY KINGSLEY AT CUCKFIELD By Mary Mc Leod (Sussex County Magazine March 1930) The literary supplement of the Times tells us that in...
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