1822: What you will see in Cuckfield
From the book 'Excursions in the County of Sussex' by Thomas Kitson Cromwell 1822. Cuckfield stands very central, both in the rape of...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
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1869: London to Brighton stage coach has a 'very smart' team
Tunbridge Wells Journal - Thursday 06 May 1869 CUCKFIELD. THE COACHES On Saturday afternoon the stage coach passed through the town on...
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1867: Luxurious stage coaches
Quite a new feature has sprung up on this road, at least to those who are not old enough to remember the times before the railways...
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1888: Cuckfield should use local stone for roads
Southern Weekly News - Saturday 12 May 1888 THE CUCKFIELD ROADS. The Cuckfield Local Board in settling their road making estimates for...
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c1750: Was the main road realigned?
In a recent article we discussed how the imposing lime tree avenue from Cuckfield Park at one time extended on the other side of the...
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1938: Cuckfield Park's lime tree avenue was twice as long
Not many people know that the lime tree avenue at Cuckfield Park once extended over the Cuckfield village / Ansty road and across the...
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1882: Road rage - keep to the left!
Accident to the Brighton coach John Thorogood, driver of the Brighton and London coach, and Edward Spencer, the guard, have been...
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1840: Cuckfield redeems itself
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...
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1910: Beaten up but saved by a mail coach
A Brighton Road Incident A mysterious highway outrage occurred in the early hours of this morning near Cuckfield, Sussex. The mail...
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1905: A perfect road finish
Since the advent of the motor the subject of road-making has received more attention than usual, and a variety of substances has been...
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1878: Serious accident at High Bridge
CUCKFIELD. Serious Accident,—A rather serious accident happened on Saturday afternoon to a man named Henry Falconer. It appears that he...
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1828: Experienced carriage driver tragically killed at Ansty
Star (London) - Thursday 06 November 1828 Sunday, the Blue Van, in its progress to London, was overturned in its descent down Ansty-hill,...
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1835: Tenders for new bridge in Cuckfield
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 11 June 1835 TO BRICKLAYERS, ROAD MAKERS, EXCAVATORS AND OTHERS. THE TRUSTEES of the Brighton and Cuckfield...
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1840: Steam carriage trip from Brighton
Yesterday a steam-carriage, which had started from Deptford on the previous day, returned from Brighton to the Elephant and Castle, with...
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1906: Tarring the roads in Cuckfield
Sussex Agricultural Express - Saturday 23 June 1906 TARRING THE ROADS In consequence of road watering being stopped, the Urban Council...
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1866: Finally ... tollgates done away with
Sussex advertiser-Saturday 10 November 1866 Abolition of Turnpike gates The gates on the Cuckfield and Hodges Rd, leading through Newick,...
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Stage-coaches for falling in love - not rail
Writing in in the mid 1850s, Samuel Shergold, observed that coach travellers were more likely to find love on a stage coach rather than...
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1913: Money thrown from stage coaches for the kids
This charming story about an old couple celebrating their diamond wedding in Burgess Hill is wide ranging in its subject matter and...
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1823: Comet- new and safer London to Brighton transport
Sussex & Surrey Chronicle - Wednesday 03 September 1823 THE Nobility, Gentry, Visitors, and Inhabitants of Brighton, are very...
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1891: Blizzard causes chaos for London to Brighton mail Coaches
Sussex Agricultural Express - Saturday 14 March 1891 STOPPAGE OF THE PARCELS MAILS. The drivers and guards of the parcel mail coaches...
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