Islington green plaque City Pesthouse

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# City Pesthouse, Bath Street, Islington Standing on Bath Street today, it's hard to imagine the desperate scenes that unfolded on this very ground during the summer of 1665, when the Great Plague swept through London and the City authorities established this pesthouse in the open fields beyond the...
Location
Bath Street, Islington
Inscription
City Pesthouse Built here in open fields 1593 Used during the Great Plague 1665 Demolished 1736