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Cuckfield Connections

A personal journey of discovery

May 27, 20226 min read

Nine brickmaking sites in Cuckfield

May 26, 20222 min read

1989: The most famous occupants of Ockenden Manor

May 25, 20223 min read

1847: Hocus pocus evades the law

May 24, 20221 min read

1972: Lifesize dinosaur replica to be built in Cuckfield ... not!

May 23, 20223 min read

1938: Prime Minister's wife opens ward

May 22, 20222 min read

1873: Tragic gun accident in Cuckfield

May 21, 20223 min read

1838: Lawless railway workers

May 20, 20222 min read

1867: A survey of the state of Cuckfield's roads

May 19, 20228 min read

1844: Fellow travellers - anything familiar?

May 18, 20223 min read

1940: A teenager's first hand experience of the Blitz

May 17, 20223 min read

1914: Cuckfield's tramps' nursery

May 16, 20222 min read

1974: Tower House - built for the Stars

May 15, 20222 min read

1840: Italian design on the Brighton line

May 14, 20223 min read

1905: New Club in Ansty to tackle rat and sparrow problem

May 13, 20224 min read

1841: London / Brighton Railway the opening day

May 12, 20221 min read

1915: Chilling message from a Post Office Rifleman in France to Cuckfield friend

May 11, 20222 min read

The 'lady in grey' of Butler's Green

May 10, 20224 min read

1917: Cuckfield School hoists the Stars and Stripes in recognition of America joining the War

May 9, 20223 min read

Life and rather hard times at the Cuckfield Workhouse

May 8, 20229 min read

1935: Cuckfield celebrates Royal Silver Jubilee

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