Bubonic Plague Remembrance Garden - Dalton, UK
N 54° 09.260 W 003° 11.225
30U E 487782 N 6000708
In the church cemetery of St. Mary's church of Dalton in furness is a small remembrance garden containing a plaque,which is a memorial to the unknown victims of the Bubonic plague that devastated Dalton in 1631
Waymark Code: WM35G2
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/13/2008
Views: 65
St Mary's Parish church of Dalton in Furness has a small cemetery at the rear of the church,at one small corner of the cemetery can be found a small remembrance garden with a memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the Bubonic Plague which devastated the country,the plaque remembers 360 victims,who were buried in a mass grave.
The plague is thought to have been brought to the town by a Mr Lancaster and his wife who travelled to the town from London.
Disaster Date: 01/01/1630
Date of dedication: 01/01/1985
Memorial Sponsors: Dalton and District civic society.
Disaster Type: Natural
Relevant Website: [Web Link]
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
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