May 112 minThe 'lady in grey' of Butler's GreenI have been trying to find more about the myth of the Lady in Grey at Butlers Green, after having come across an item in Colin Manton's...
May 61 min1848: Sad case of drowning at Newbury PondBrighton Gazette - Thursday 07 September 1848. On Monday, an inquest was held before Inigo Gell, Esq., Deputy-Coroner, at the Talbot Inn,...
May 31 min1830: Oak grows finer than in any part of England In 1724 Daniel Defoe on a journey to Lewes, commented. 'I came there through the deepest, dirtiest, but in many ways the richest and most...
Apr 261 min1904: Rural ramblers will benefit from a new path through Blunt's WoodMid Sussex Times - Tuesday 05 April 1904 'Welcome News.’— We have pleasure in notifying our readers that that excellent organisation, the...
Apr 233 min1805: Spectacular meteor passes over Cuckfield Here is an account of a meteor shower that crossed England and over Cuckfield over 200 years ago on 17 July 1805 at 5.05pm, while it was...
Apr 164 min1927: RSPCA recognises Cuckfield woman's bravery in rescuing a puppyWest Sussex Gazette - Thursday 26 May 1927 RISKY RESCUE OF PUPPY. CUCKFIELD WOMAN GOES DOWN A WELL Pluck shown by a Cuckfield resident in...
Apr 121 min1883: Four young women thrown from Carriage in Pilstye accidentMid Sussex Times - Tuesday 06 November 1883 Carriage Accident.- On Friday, four young ladies, two of them daughters of Mr. E. Waugh, had...
Apr 102 min1864: Total destruction by fireBrighton Gazette - Thursday 08 September 1864 CUCKFIELD. Total Destruction of Park Barn by Fire. A very destructive fire took place on...
Apr 33 min1992: The clearing where the cuckoo cameWe are 30 years on from the Cuckfield 900 celebrations in 1992. To mark the centennial occasion this story in verse of the village...
Apr 12 min1967: Further recollections of Edwardian Cuckfield by a local ...My earliest recollections...continued Introduction. Anyone interested in the history of Cuckfield will appreciate the fine contribution...
Mar 313 min1914: 'The Kindness of Cuckfield people is proverbial....' (both then and now!)Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 27 October 1914 THE CUCKFIELD HOME FOR BELGIAN REFUGEES. To the Editor of The Mid Sussex Times. Sir -I...
Mar 253 min1927: Why Cuckfield is a Town!Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 28 June 1927 An interesting and attractive picture of Cuckfield, dated 1790, contained in the June issue of...
Mar 231 min1874: Mendicity Society to be formed in CuckfieldHorsham, Petworth, Midhurst and Steyning Express - Tuesday 23 June 1874 CUCKFIELD MENDICITY SOCIETY MENDICITY SOCIETY, Office, 13, RED...
Mar 178 min1936: Brook Street rallies round tragic family after suicide and life changing injuryMid Sussex Times - Tuesday 07 July 1936 CUCKFIELD A sad story told THE CORONER AT THE INQUEST. VERDICT "SUICIDE WHILE NOT OF SOUND MIND.”...
Mar 164 min1987: The Great StormWe are in the 35th year since the Great Storm of 1987 - the worst storm in living memory. It occurred on the night of 15 to 16 October,...
Mar 152 min1895: Down with the Cuckfield Town Clock!Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 16 April 1895 THE CUCKFIELD TOWN CLOCK. To the Editor of The Mid-Sussex Times. Dear Sir,—l notice by the...
Mar 122 min2022: Florence Seal - 'Hello Girl' with Cuckfield connections... remembered by Stefan EtienneFlorence Seal – a 'Cuckfield Connection' Before March 1965, both Cuckfield and Haywards Heath were served by separate telephone...
Mar 72 min1933: Hilaire Belloc's Cuckfield jokeAnother charming compliment was paid to Dame Sussex at GK Chesterton's jubilee luncheon celebration in 1933, at the Old Adelphi Hotel at...
Mar 31 min1868: Cutting edge frozen egg experimentIn order to stock the lakes of New Zealand, several boxes containing the ova of the ‘omble chevalier.' a species of chart, have been...
Feb 271 min1911: Shocking fatality at CuckfieldMid Sussex Times - Tuesday 06 June 1911 SHOCKING FATALITY AT CUCKFIELD. MAN FALLS OFF A WAGGON AND IS RUN OVER AND KILLED A terrible...