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3. Derbyshire Eyam (1) Village houses and their sad plague tales The village of Eyam was once a centre of lead mining. In 1665-1666 the village of Eyam was infected with the plague. The Reverend William Mompesson and the villagers courageously agreed to quarantine themselves to avoid spreading the plague to other villagers. This well was the point where other neighbouring villagers left food for them and Eyam folk left coins in payment.
Eyam Museum with the 'plague' rat on the weather vane! Eyam village is a popular and major tourist attraction for visitors to Derbyshire and can be very crowded in the summer, never-the-less it was well worth a visit.
Water troughs for horses in Eyam village, just down the road from the museum and was part of a system dating back to 1588.
Rose Cottage, a house of the nine plague victims of the Thorpe family.
Plague Cottage where George Viccars, a family hand, the first plague victim died on 7th September 1665 followed by Mary Hadfield (formally Cooper), her two sons Edward and Jonathan Cooper and her new husband Alexander Hadfield.
The Riley Graves, the burial place of the Hancock family.
A burial plaque at the burial place to the memory of the Hancock family plague victims between August 3rd and 10th 1666. |
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