Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| placename:- | Plague Stone | |
| locality:- | Penrith | |
| parish |
Penrith town, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| plague stone; stone | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY51962956 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY52
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| 1Km square | NY5129 | |
 Plague Stone -- Penrith -- Penrith -- Cumbria / -- 6.3.2009 | ||
| notes:- |
Calverley 1899
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| Notes on the Early Sulptured Crosses, Shrines and Monuments in the Present Diocese of Carisle, by Rev William Slater Calverley, edited by W G Collingwood, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1899. | ||
| A cross base, not a plague stone? | ||
| The Plague-stone at Penrith is a block weighing about a ton, of stone, so Mr. George Watson says, from the Lazonby district; roughly squared, and with a large hollow in the upper surface. In times of plague the hole was filled with vinegar, into which people from infected houses put their money, and retired to a distance, while the tradesfolk came and laid their goods beside the stone, taking the money out of the vinegar, which was thought to clear it of infection. But the hole was not made for this purpose, and the stone seems to have been the base of a cross. | ||
| date:- | 1899 | |
| period:- | 19th century, late; 1890s | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| PLAGUE STONE IN GROUNDS OF GREENGARTH OLD PEOPLE'S HOME / / BRIDGE LANE / PENRITH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 72789 / NY5196329563 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Possibly an old cross base, placed near Eamont Bridge near the entry to the town in 1598 and used for transfer of coin between town and country people. Now used as a sculptural feature. A whinstone block 2 ft 6 ins x 2 ft O ins x 1 ft 6 ins with stopped chamfer at angles and square recess in top. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY51962956 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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