Memorial of The Plague, Winchester, Hampshire

This Georgian monument was built to commemorate all the people of Winchester who died in the plague of 1666. This was the last major outbreak of the plague (black death) in England. In London it killed between 70,000-100,000 people.

Location

Hampshire Winchester

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

monument memorial plague dead Georgian (1714 - 1836)