'The Plague Pit', 1855. Artist: John Franklin

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'The Plague Pit', 1855. Consigning bodies of victims of the plague to a communal grave during the Plague of London, 1665. From Old Saint Pauls by W Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1855, first published 1841).

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Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London
Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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