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    1909: Shocking discovery in Cuckfield Park
    • May 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    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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    BBC Radio Comedian Kenneth Horne's links with Cuckfield
    • Apr 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    1860: Melancholy suicide in Cuckfield
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    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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    1939: The Passing of Reverend T.G. Wyatt - "A lovable old gentleman, and one who loved us."
    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 9 min

    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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    1915: Noted novelist's death in Lucastes Avenue
    • Jul 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    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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    1936: The passing of Anstye resident, Harry Preston 'one of the most notable personalities in sport'
    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    1918: The passing of 'The father of Cuckfield' - Richard Bevan
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    1938: The passing of Mr George Hilton - one of Haywards Heath's great public servants
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    1892 - Shocking Death at Cuckfield Union Workhouse
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    Haywards Heath labourer makes horrible discovery...
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Commemorating untimely deaths in the Sergison family
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 16 min

    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 Friday...
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    'Tramp novelist' dies in Haywards Heath Asylum
    • May 22, 2020
    • 6 min

    '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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    An affectionate farewell from The Mid Sussex Times to its creator Charles Clarke (1841-1921)
    • May 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    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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    Thomas Bannister (1842-1912) created a Cattle Market in Haywards Heath that lasted for 120 years...
    • May 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    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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    Tragic error leads to death of Cuckfield infant
    • Sep 8, 2018
    • 8 min

    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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    Haywards Heath Girl Killed by a Tank: Distressing fatality near Cuckfield Park
    • Jun 22, 2018
    • 13 min

    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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    Fatal accident in Glebe Road
    • Jun 7, 2018
    • 6 min

    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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