Cuckfield Connections

From a longer article in Mid Sussex Times 27 June 1986: ... There had been much debate over which route should be taken when the London...

Opening of the Brighton to Worthing Railway Line 1845 On Monday, the 24th November 1845 saw the opening of the extension of the Brighton...

On 25th January 1837 a public meeting was held in Brighton to discuss building a railway between London and the South Coast. Several...

Michael Codd, a well known, Hampshire book illustrator, was commissioned by West Sussex County Council to create a painting depicting the...

The London to Brighton line was completed between London Bridge Station and Haywards Heath and opened on 12 July 1841. A connecting coach...

Sussex Agricultural Express - Saturday 27 July 1867 HAYWARDS HEATHY-FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY. An accident of a very shocking...

Old England - Saturday 24 April 1841 CUCKFIELD A rumour has prevailed in the town for several days that a man was stoned to death on...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 23 July 1846 Narrow escape Last Monday, on the arrival of one of the up trains at Hayward’s Heath, an elderly...

Morning Leader - Friday 17 July 1896 Railway crime Brighton line mystery: a young lady attacked near Hayward's Heath, her story and her...

Daily News (London) - Tuesday 13 July 1880 Who is Blame ?—To the Editor the Daily News Sir, —These last few weeks, attention has been...

Proposed Horsham, Cuckfield and Heyward’s Heath railway To the editor. Sir, the meeting held at Horsham on Saturday the 16th inst,,...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 27 August 1903 INSPECTOR CHARLIE BARTHOLOMEW met with an accident which unfortunately ended fatally, at...

Sussex Advertiser - Monday 17 June 1839 CUCKFIELD. Fatal Accident. —An inquest was held at the Half Moon Inn, Balcombe, on Wednesday...

Many thanks to Mike Anton for researching and providing this fascinating story about the earliest days of the Railways at Haywards...

Court Gazette and Fashionable Guide - Saturday 06 February 1841 BRIGHTON, Jan. 31 Another melancholy accident occurred on Monday morning...

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 15 August 1848 Attempt at Swindling We wish to draw the attention of the public to the following facts which...

Illustrated London news-Saturday 16 October 1847 Accidents and offences Collision on the Brighton railway. A collision took place on...

Brighton Herald - Saturday 16 November 1889 FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY An accident occurred at Hayward's Heath Railway Station on...

On Thursday the last arch of the Ouse Viaduct on the London to Brighton Railway was keyed by Mr Maude, the resident engineer of the...

Some older readers may recall Hall & Co, they supplied coal and coke and were a builders' merchant active in the West Sussex area. In a...