1936: Lightning horror at Slough Green
Lightning played havoc in the neighbourhood of Slough Green, Cuckfield during the storm which broke at about two o'clock on Whit-Monday...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
Nov 12, 20212 min read
1928: Pass the pong
To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex Times, Dear Sir, Cuckfield Sewage Farm Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health, has recently...
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
1808: Happy ending for Cuckfield's sleeping beauty story?
You may recall our story 'Miracle in Cuckfield High Street' last year when we gave some newspaper accounts of the well known Cuckfield’s...
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Nov 5, 20212 min read
1886: Delight in Cuckfield as MP retains his seat in Parliament
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 20 July 1886 REJOICINGS AT CUCKFIELD ON THE RETURN OF MR. GATHORNE-HARDY. Last Tuesday the Haywards Heath...
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Nov 4, 20211 min read
1839: Cuckfield Savings Bank a success
At the third annual meeting of the Cuckfield Savings’ Bank lately held at the Talbot Inn, Cuckfield JM Norman, Esq. in the chair. It...
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Oct 31, 20211 min read
1900s: Voices on a foggy evening
My grandmother and her sister, my great aunt Amy, lived their early lives in Cuckfield. One evening, and back then in the early 1900's...
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Oct 30, 20213 min read
1882: Local demands action to provide playgrounds for children
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 17 October 1882 THE IRON HOOP NUISANCE AND WANT OF PLAYGROUND FOR THE CUCKFIELD SCHOOLS. To the Editor of The...
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Oct 25, 20211 min read
c1850s: Loitering ghost in Cuckfield Park
Mrs Ann Pritchard Sergison, who moved into the [Cuckfield Park] mansion after winning a lawsuit in about 1820, took over the mill [on...
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Oct 16, 20215 min read
1899: De Warrenne, Gundrada and how Cuckfield came to be ...
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 24 January 1899 “CUCKFIELD—PAST AND PRESENT.” Cuckfield Parish Room—which is being brought into almost daily...
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Oct 14, 20215 min read
1928: The lure of Haywards Heath and Cuckfield....
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 11 December 1928 “THE LURE OF SUSSEX"; A DELIGHTFUL BOOK. INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS OF MID-SUSSEX TOWNS. Mr R....
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Oct 10, 20212 min read
1888: Cuckfield correspondent bemoans the state of the Town
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 09 October 1888 On Things in General. —A correspondent furnishes us with the following items: —The old town...
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Oct 9, 20211 min read
1900: Not the best time to drop off
The High Bridge Death Trap A startling incident occurred at this place on Thursday. A wayfaring lad, overcome by fatigue and the heat of...
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Oct 4, 20211 min read
1935: Ancient coin discovery in Staplefield
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 04 June 1935 AN ANCIENT COIN FOUND AT STAPLEFIELD. An employee of Mr. James Galloway, of Holmsted Manor,...
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Sep 24, 20211 min read
1921: Snapshot of Cuckfield life and death statistics 100 years ago
Sussex Agricultural Express - Friday 21 January 1921 PARISH REGISTERS. —During the past year there were 49 baptisms, 9 marriages and 28...
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Sep 20, 20213 min read
1920: Stunning skies over Cuckfield recorded in a popular book
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 22 June 1920 ELGIE’S WEATHER BOOK. To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex Times. Sir —Please accept my most cordial...
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Sep 7, 20211 min read
1867: Wicker machine with a mind of its own
On Sunday week Mrs Joseph Anscombe, Bates and Thomas Norris, Jnr, were proceeding to Newick in a basket chaise, for which the horse was...
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Sep 6, 20214 min read
1923: What do we do with our new Recreation Ground?
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 21 August 1923 CUCKFIELD RECREATION GROUND. To the Editor of Tim Mid-Sussex Times. Dear Sir,—-One result of...
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Sep 3, 20215 min read
2013: A personal account of a Cuckfield haunting
The following comes from a website - www.hauntedisland.co.uk that collects personal accounts of mysterious ghostly activities. Any truth...
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Aug 23, 20213 min read
JP's side with the smugglers
'Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by' A Smugglers' Song' by Rudyard Kiplng The words of Kipling's song above seem to have...
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Aug 22, 20213 min read
1865: Snowball throwing gangs terrorise locals
Sussex Advertiser - Saturday 04 February 1865 SNOWBALLING To the editor Sir, – the juvenile game of snowballing, a pastime that ought to...
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