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Cuckfield Connections
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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...
Jul 12, 20209 min read
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...
Jul 5, 20204 min read
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...
Jul 3, 20203 min read
1910: Local Resident James Bradford provides a generous gift to older poor of Haywards Heath
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 29 November 1910 THE JAMES BRADFORD ALMHOUSES TRUST HAYWARDS HEATH QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION NAMES OF...
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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...
Jun 8, 202016 min read
Henry, Charles and George Kingsley
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 13 June 1933 THE KINGSLEY BROTHERS STATEMENT BY MR. HUBERT BATES. To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex Times. Dear...
Jun 6, 20202 min read
300 years of the Leney family in Cuckfield
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 06 May 1930 THE LOST LEGEND OF CUCKFIELD CHURCH To the Editor of The Mid Sussex Times Dear sir, some time ago,...
Jun 3, 20203 min read
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...
May 27, 20203 min read
An unsung hero of Haywards Heath and the many good things he did for the town
Mid Sussex Times - Wednesday 10 June 1942 MR. H. PLUMMER, J.P. (HAYWARDS HEATH), LOOKS BACK. A LIFE OF SERVICE IN SEVERAL SPHERES. WHAT...
May 17, 20208 min read
From the Archives - Henry Kingsley and the poetry of Cuckfield Park (1931)
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 June 1931 PEEPS INTO THE PAST HENRY KINGSLEY AND CUCKFIELD. No lover of Cuckfield can pass down the Church...
May 14, 20206 min read
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...
May 12, 20206 min read
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...
May 9, 20205 min read
High and Mighty Cuckfield man Henry Blacker was admired by royalty...
The Sussex Giant by Marjorie Morley (from Sussex Life 1971) Henry Blacker, the Sussex giant, was born near the sleepy little village of...
May 5, 20204 min read
The man who helped make Haywards Heath: a celebration of AR Pannett on his 77th birthday
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 02 October 1934 MR. A. R. PANNETT—77, AND STILL GOING STRONG! A MAN WHO HELPED TO MAKE HAYWARDS HEATH. Our...
May 2, 20208 min read
From the Archives: 1951- A local resident's memories of Old Cuckfield
MEMORIES OF OLD CUCKFIELD (taken from The Sussex County Magazine 1951 - written by Stanley Ebdale) The grand old man of Cuckfield, Mr...
May 1, 20205 min read
Life in Cuckfield 1831-1833 Extracts from John Mitchell's diaries
MORE ITEMS FROM THE DIARIES OF MR JOHN MITCHELL In 1941 by the permission Mr. W. E. Mitchell of Annandale, Cuckfield, further items from...
Mar 28, 202014 min read
1887 - The Saunterer goes to Ansty and Little Ease (Leigh Manor)
Mid Sussex Times 18 October 1887 No VI SAUNTERINGS “SAUNTERER.” I promised in my last to say something about the Heasman family, who...
Oct 25, 20184 min read
Miracle in Cuckfield High Street
Royal Cornwall Gazette - Saturday 05 September 1807 A very extraordinary occurrence has transpired at Cuckfield*, Sussex;— A servant...
Jun 8, 20182 min read
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