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Cuckfield Connections

A personal journey of discovery

Oct 24, 20202 min read

1940: Cuckfield House - 'I could feel the noise of German bombers overhead'

Oct 23, 20202 min read

Trip to Brighton via Cuckfield in 1821

Oct 22, 20203 min read

1805: Cuckfield's battlefield destruction averted

Oct 21, 20202 min read

1917: Hero verger saves Cuckfield Church from destruction

Oct 20, 20204 min read

1700s: Dining like the Burrells

Oct 19, 20206 min read

1856: All the fun and excitement of Cuckfield Fair recalled in Victorian verse

Oct 18, 20203 min read

1920s: 'Girls run Cuckfield'... notes visitor

Oct 17, 20205 min read

1824: Daredevil couple land their balloon in Cuckfield

Oct 16, 20203 min read

The absurdities of a Victorian archery party at Cuckfield Park

Oct 15, 20202 min read

The mysterious origin of 'Whiteman's Green'

Oct 14, 20205 min read

Did Sir Christopher Wren design Cuckfield Church's spire?

Oct 13, 20203 min read

1819: Serious stage coach crash by the King's Head, one dead

Oct 12, 20202 min read

1804: Jilted Cuckfield corporal takes his own life

Oct 10, 20202 min read

1848 Cuckfield Park: Wicked Dame Sergison frightened the horses - after her death!

Oct 9, 20201 min read

Liberty bodice, black stockings and button boots

Oct 9, 20204 min read

1937: Winston Churchill visits Cuckfield

Oct 8, 20203 min read

Geranium Jane - accident or murder?

Oct 7, 20203 min read

Selby's famous and 'fatal' race through Cuckfield

Oct 6, 20203 min read

The Battle of Muster Green and the church font myth

Oct 5, 20206 min read

As Haywards Heath College reopens, an affectionate spotlight on the career of its first Principal...

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