plaque on 1800s cottages in putney, london, noting their construction on land belonging to the putney pest house charity

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"pest houses" (or pestilence houses") were intended to isolated sufferers of infectious diseases, such as plague, and were commonly administered by charities

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Size: 4084px × 6056px
Location: putney, london, england, britain, uk, europe
Photo credit: © Mick Sinclair / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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