Hassocks
FLORENCE A. DARBY OF LEAP CASTLE KING’S COUNTY IRELAND
WHO DIED AT HURSTPIERPOINT NOVEMBER 13TH 1895
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL
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| Location | South-West corner of Brighton Road and Hurst Road. |
| Side inscription | IN LOVING MEMORY OF FLORENCE A. DARBY OF LEAP CASTLE KING’S COUNTY IRELAND WHO DIED AT HURSTPIERPOINT NOVEMBER 13TH 1895 BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL |
| Side inscription | (unknown – the trough is too close to a bank of earth) |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | (unknown – the trough is too close to a bank of earth) |
| MDFCTA number | 1417 |
| Type and size | Trough 1b 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Sussex. Hassocks |
| Date erected | August 1900 |
| Comments | Originally by Stoneground near Hassocks station. Erected by Mrs Darby for £60.0.0 in memory of Florence A Darby. Note the reference to King’s County which is now County Offaly. Also Leap Castle is known as the most haunted castle in Ireland. |