POLICE BAFFLED/Owner a mystery

TEENAGER FINDS ‘TREASURE TROVE’

By Susan King

The Middy October 17 1996

Warden Park pupil Paul Knighton, 15, of Ardingly Road, Cuckfield, discovered the cache behind a tree trunk near the Broad Street car park.

Paul handed his haul to the local post office – a “dead letterbox” for Cuckfield bobby PC Andy Schofield.

It was taken to HQ in July and is still awaiting collection.

PC Schofield told the Middy: “We’d like to hear from the owner – or anyone who can tell us how it got there.”

The jewellery consists of a yellow metal cross pendant with five purple stones, a marcasite brooch with a blue, oval stone, a blue crystal pendant and, possibly the most valuable, a hallmarked silver pocket watch.

PC Schofield commends Paul for handing the jewellery in and would like to re-unite it with its owner.

“Some items must have sentimental value – the watch could have been in someone’s family for generations,” he said.

If anyone can help solve the mystery, ring Haywards Heath police or Crimestoppers.