Cuckfield Connections

Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield, once had an alehouse in the churchyard which helped attract worshippers from all corners of the parish....

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 23 January 1917 "INNS AND INN SIGNS." —At the last meeting of the Men's Conference, Mr. H. L Beale, of Burgess...

Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 22 January 1889 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE-CUCKFIELD. Mary Costigan, a respectably-dressed woman, residing at...

Southern Weekly News - Saturday 15 April 1899 A QUAINT SUSSEX HOUSE. Lovers of picturesque old buildings will regret that another link...

A vocal and instrumental concert came of at the Talbot Assembly Rooms, on Monday evening, it being the last of the season given by the...

Sussex Distillery - By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The only Establishment in England for making Brandy as in France. Warranted to...

On tramp in 1840, from London to the south coast I had a half sister living, as I thought, at Balcombe, 20 miles from Brighton. I...

With a name like Joseph Rubido, a working life which has taken in such places as poshest Cuckfield and even posher Bruton Place, W1, my...

On Wednesday, as some men were lowering! a cask of cider into the cellar at Mr Davey’s, of Bultrough farm, the rope suddenly slipped, and...

This is a story as it was told to me years ago by an old lady who had lived some exhibited evidence of having been hag-ridden* supplied...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 13 May 1841 May 5, 1841. Robert Taylor, John Owen, and William Johnson, three labourers on the railway,...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 09 July 1846 CUCKFIELD. Mr Garrett, the rural vocalist, paid us a passing visit on Friday evening, and...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 07 March 1867 CUCKFIELD. Winding up old Benefit Clubs.— Both the White Hart and Ship Clubs have come to a...

West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 30 October 1913 CUCKFIELD A disturbance at the Green Cross inn, during which Mr. John King the landlord,...

Chichester Express and West Sussex Journal - Tuesday 03 March 1874 FRIVOLOUS ASSAULT CASE. George Martin and Charles Gander were summoned...

West Sussex County Times - Saturday 21 July 1883 CUCKFIELD. KEEPING UP A GOOD OLD CUSTOM- Dr. Parker, of Hillbrow House, on Wednesday...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 11 January 1849 HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. The new year was ushered in very merrily. The Fox Hounds met at...

CUCKFIELD PETTY SESSIONS THURSDAY Before Major W.Sergison (chairman) and Mr T.T.C.Lister OUR ITALIAN VISITOR IN TROUBLE - CUCKFIELD...

Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 19 October 1881 Miraculous Escape. —Shortly after ten o’clock on Friday night a serious accident happened in...

Denise, former wife of Tim Haws, a talented local artist - who herself is also an artist - got in touch recently with Cuckfield...