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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1914 Haywards Heath Man writes home about his experience of the horrors of War
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 3 November 1914 THE HORRORS OF WAR A HAYWARDS HEATH MAN’S EXPERIENCE Mr and Mrs H. A. Baker, of Milton Road,...
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1911: Haywards Heath celebrates King George V coronation in style
“CORONATING.”— Haywards Heath had an echo of the Coronation festivities on Wednesday evening, with torchlight procession and...
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Army airship is a popular attraction in Haywards Heath
The Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday, September 16 1913 ARMY AIRSHIP OVER CENTRAL SUSSEX FINE FLIGHT BY H.M.A. "ETA” Crowds quickly gathered in...
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Intrepid aviators narrowly escape serious injury
Lincolnshire Free Press - Tuesday May 16 1911 An exciting incident was witnessed at Haywards Heath on Tuesday evening last and, when the...
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1911 - Magnificent Mid-Sussex aviators fly over Burgess Hill and land in trouble at Haywards Heath
On 6 May 1911 the celebrated Air Race from Brooklands to Brighton (1) took place with Shoreham serving as the turning point; it was a...
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Haywards Heath's first railway disaster 1841
Construction of the new London to Brighton Railway line commenced on 19 March 1838 and was undertaken by a total of 6,206 men, 960 horses...
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"I want to speak with you about your ferrets!"... smart P.C. catches mammal thief in America Lane
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 22 January 1895 PETTY SESSIONS HAYWARDS HEATH. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. Before Major-General Collingwood, C.M.G. A...
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1932 - Haywards Heath's 'Artistically striking' Second Cinema opens
THE MID SUSSEX TIMES Tuesday September 6th 1932 HAYWARDS HEATH’S NEW CINEMA. “THE BROADWAY" TO OPEN NEXT MONDAY. Picture-goers who have...
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1911 - Motor garage converted into high class theatre for 'pleasure seeking' locals
MID SUSSEX TIMES - Tuesday 14 November 1911 IMPORTANT NOTICE “THE HEATH THEATRE” THE PREMISES lately used as a MOTOR GARAGE The Broadway,...
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Jun 26, 20181 min read
Suspected Murder in Ashenground Wood
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 12 April 1895 LONDON AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. Strange Charge of Murder. At Hayward's Heath Police Court, on...
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1962: Around Haywards Heath
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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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Beechurst miniature railway under construction
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