The Story of Butlers Green House
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 08 January 1929 “THE LURE OF SUSSEX.” To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex Times. Dear Sir,— I note Mr. Thurston...
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Cuckfield Connections
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May 28, 20207 min
1930: Reflections on the history and charm of Anstye
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 01 July 1930 ANSTYE: ITS HISTORY AND CHARM BY HUBERT BATES Anstye on the hill: the little hamlet with many new...
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May 27, 20203 min
A contemporary glimpse of eighteenth century Cuckfield high life - in verse!
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 06 February 1940 LIFE AT CUCKFIELD 170 YEARS AGO. A “RHYMING EPISTLE” ON THE SERGISON FAMILY. In "Parks and...
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May 17, 20206 min
The Reverend Silvester Horne provides a glimpse of country life in Cuckfield
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 12 May 1914 "A GLIMPSE OF COUNTRY LIFE." THE LATE REV. C. SILVESTER HORNE'S' IMPRESSIONS OF CUCKFIELD. Through...
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May 8, 20203 min
1926 - A Review of The Kings Head
Worthing Herald - Saturday 26 June 1926 SOME OLD SUSSEX INNS 4 - THE “KINGS HEAD”, CUCKFIELD By George Tremaine DURING the prime era of...
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May 3, 202014 min
History of Cuckfield: 1895 - A second lecture given by Canon Cooper
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 12 February 1895 THE PAST HISTORY OF CUCKFIELD. SECOND LECTURE BY CANON COOPER. On Wednesday evening Canon...
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May 3, 20206 min
The story of Bridgers Mill
Jenner and Higgs Centenary Year 1856-1956 From the Mid Sussex Times May 3rd 1985 Up to the 1950s, passengers on London bound trains were...
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May 2, 20208 min
The History of Cuckfield: 1895 - A lecture given by Canon Cooper (part one)
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 29 January 1895 CUCKFIELD AND ITS HISTORY. Canon Cooper (Vicar of Cuckfield) gave a deeply interesting lecture...
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Apr 27, 20202 min
Iconic Haywards Heath Buildings: 1949 - Beech Hurst gifted to the local community
THE MID SUSSEX TIMES, DECEMBER 21 1949 A MANSION - CHRISTMAS GIFT TO CUCKFIELD U.D. Beech Hurst Will Be Community Centre A magnificent...
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Apr 26, 20203 min
Iconic buildings of Haywards Heath - 1911 The King Edward VII Memorial Eliot Cottage Hospital
THE MID-SUSSEX TIMES - TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1911 This (Tuesday) afternoon, at half past four, Mrs Jowers will lay the foundation stone of...
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Apr 13, 20204 min
Building burnt to the ground in Boltro Road
Mid Sussex Times Tuesday, 26th October, 1915 DISASTROUS FIRE AT HAYWARDS HEATH MESSRS. JENNER & HIGGS CORN STORES BURNT TO THE GROUND As...
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Apr 25, 20191 min
Cuckfield High Street in the 1870s
During the late 1870s, Cuckfield born landowner Frederick Waller employed a photographer to record images of Cuckfield and some of the...
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Feb 7, 20195 min
Cuckfield ... or should that be Cuckeffelde?
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 26 December 1939 OLD SPELLING OF PLACE - NAMES. MATTER OF INTEREST. We have received the following interesting...
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Aug 16, 20187 min
General Wolfe, Haywards Heath Eccentrics and local superstitions
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 19 June 1888 SAUNTERINGS BY “SAUNTERER” No. XVI. That General Wolfe lost his life at the siege of Quebec...
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Aug 8, 20187 min
Victorian reflections on Brook Street
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 17 April 1888 No.X SAUNTERINGS BY SAUNTERER It is a pleasant walk, weather permitting, from Whiteman’s Green...
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Aug 7, 20185 min
Victorian Rambles: Whiteman's Green and the Iguanadon find
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 01 November 1887 SAUNTERINGS BY SAUNTERER. No. VII We have been enjoying what in Canada they term an Indian...
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Aug 6, 20184 min
A Victorian Cuckfield ramble continues: along Stairbridge Lane, and a tale of fire in Ansty Cottage
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 27 September 1887 SAUNTERINGS by SAUNTERER. No. V Strolling away from Garstons across the meadows I take the...
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Aug 5, 20186 min
Victorian reflections on a walk through the ancient village of Bolney
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 13 September 1887 SAUNTERINGS BY SAUNTERER. No.IV That BoIney was a very ancient settlement in the depths of...
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Aug 3, 20185 min
Saunterer's observations on Deaks Lane
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 23 August 1887 SAUNTERINGS BY “SAUNTERER” No.II In reply to Mr. Brook's flattering compliment, and to allay...
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Aug 2, 20184 min
1887 'The Saunterer' walks by Ockenden House and Cuckfield Park
MID SUSSEX TIMES - TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1887 SAUNTERINGS BY SAUNTERER Yes, I am fond of sauntering about in the woods and fields around my...
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