Oct 26, 20205 min1797: Our local and national hero - Admiral Sir John Wells of BolnoreWe learn from the Gentleman’s Magazine, dated May 1842, that Admiral Sir John Wells, GCB after 65 years in the navy died at his home,...
Oct 20, 20204 min1700s: Dining like the BurrellsTimothy Burrell kept a set of account diaries which give a fascinating insight into the daily life of a wealthy land-owning Sussex squire...
Oct 16, 20203 minThe absurdities of a Victorian archery party at Cuckfield ParkAlthough this is not an easy read, due to its archaic eccentric wording, this chapter from one of Twynihoe William Erle’s books ‘The...
Oct 12, 20202 min1804: Jilted Cuckfield corporal takes his own lifeThe 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...