Plague Pits

Plague pits were used especially often during major plague outbreaks, such as the London epidemic of 1665. During these times, graveyards rapidly filled, and such graves became available only to wealthy people. Parishes became strained and sometimes there just weren't enough people left to bury the dead. In 1661 no Michaelmas Fair was held in Chester because of the plague. The plague pit in Chester is just outside the city walls, more or less opposite the Royal Infirmary, and cannot be built on.

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