Milton's Cottage, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

A view showing the chimney projecting from the side wall of Milton's Cottage. John Milton the poet lived here with his third wife Elizabeth Minshull. They moved here to escape the plague in London in 1665. It is now a museum.

Location

Buckinghamshire Chalfont St Giles

Period

Stuart (1603 - 1713)

Tags

house poet plague timber framed stuart (1603 - 1713)