Plague Monument, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
N 51° 03.838 W 001° 19.172
30U E 617751 N 5658281
The Plague Monument was erected by the Charitable Society of Natives in 1759 and was rebuilt in 1821 on the site of an earlier memorial to the plague of 1666.
Waymark Code: WM57CK
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/23/2008
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Plague Monument was erected on the site where the 17th century inhabitants of the plague ridden city left pennies in vinegar to pay for goods brought in from the uninfected surrounding countryside.