Cuckfield Connections

The Brighton line attracted a tough breed of construction workmen called 'navvies'. They inherited this name from the 'navigators' who...

Anyone who has commuted to London or Brighton from Mid Sussex will want to compare their experiences with this account from the very...

There are two names associated with building and design of the London to Brighton railway line. While many will have heard of the name of...

Brighton railway station opened in May 1840 but was initially only receiving trains to and from Shoreham-by-Sea and stations westwards...

I was recently shown a collection of researched material and came across a cutting of this uncredited article, which today will raise a...

On Friday Mr Labouchere's staghounds, from Warnham, Surrey, came sweeping across the country in pursuit of hind, passing by Slaugham,...

Today we take travelling on a train - to and fro London - for granted. We overlook the engineering miracles performed with just primitive...

Cuckfield researcher Fred Wheatland recently drew our attention to a photograph (3rd photo below) of this ‘Cuckfield’ locomotive and of...

Early rail travel on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) was a much slower, less reliable and even hazardous form of...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 15 July 1841 [graphic of timetable]

West Kent Guardian - Saturday 16 April 1836 Brighton Railway—Sir John Rennie visited Cuckfield on Friday last, and paid great attention...

A serious case of assault has been heard at the Cuckfield Police Court, in which Mr Jeremiah Farrow, a well-todo farmer, from Old Newton,...

A House of Lords committee in 1836 took evidence from a wide range of representatives from affected concerns while considering the...

Sir John Rennie visited Cuckfield on Friday last, and paid great attention to the work of the engineers, who are daily making rapid...

It’s interesting to read WH Parker’s perspective on the influence of the London-Brighton railway on the Mid Sussex area, with its impact...

Writing in in the mid 1850s, Samuel Shergold, observed that coach travellers were more likely to find love on a stage coach rather than...

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-beech-hurst-miniature-railway-under-construction-1974-online

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 24 May 1842 HAYWARD'S HEATH. The Railway traffic continues steadily to increase, and the transit of goods has...

Brighton Gazette - Thursday 22 June 1865 HAYWARD’S HEATH Fatal Accident. On Saturday, L. G. Fullagar, Esq., held an inquest, at the...

Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 13 December 1842 THE ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY LAST YEAR. IMPORTANT VERDICT AGAINST THE COMPANY. Dr....