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Cuckfield Connections

A personal journey of discovery

Oct 4, 20203 min read

1939: Cuckfield Cobbler reflects in verse on Victorian village life.....

Oct 2, 20202 min read

1807: Bitter condemnation of disastrous battle plan recorded in Cuckfield Church

Oct 1, 20203 min read

1944: Flying bomb lands in Cuckfield - a new threat to England

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Wallers: Can you help please?

Aug 4, 20201 min read

1951: Demonstration of trick riding draws the crowds at Victoria Park; guides and scouts parade

Aug 4, 20203 min read

1909: Shot by the roadside in Haywards Heath

Aug 3, 20202 min read

1914- 1918: The Queens Hall converted into a temporary hospital

Aug 3, 20202 min read

1906: Burglaries at Haywards Heath- smart capture by the police

Aug 1, 202017 min read

1922: 'The story of Cuckfield's historic Church Schools' by the Headmaster Mr W. Herrington

Jul 31, 20202 min read

1786: Outrageous robbery at Staplefield Common

Jul 30, 202019 min read

1885: Tragic tale of a Haywards Heath Asylum nurse, inmate, would-be assassin and 'suicidal maniac'

Jul 29, 20204 min read

1904-1905 The new Cuckfield Swimming Baths

Jul 29, 20204 min read

1933: The Birch Hotel Bathing Pool opened in brilliant sunshine

Jul 28, 20202 min read

1860: Melancholy suicide in Cuckfield

Jul 28, 20205 min read

1908: Haywards Heath postmaster's downfall

Jul 28, 20203 min read

1928: Crowds see thrilling night battle in Cuckfield

Jul 27, 20201 min read

1926: Haines and Sharp Tailors and Outfitters opens in South Road Haywards Heath

Jul 27, 20202 min read

1874: Robbery at The Kings Head Hotel

Jul 26, 20203 min read

1953: Street battle outside Perrymount ballroom

Jul 24, 202058 min read

1869: Frederick Waller's personal Journal during his visit to America

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