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An account of the plague in Eyam and the encounter between the author and a granddaughter of one of the victims, it is prefaced by lines purporting to come from a poem titled "The Plague of Eyam" and also contains the lyric "Eyam Banks". The Brave Men of Eyam – a tale of the great plague year by Edward N. Hoare, SPCK, 1881. [56]
The Roses of Eyam is a historical drama by Don Taylor about the Great Plague that swept Britain in 1665/66. It is largely based on the events that happened in the "plague village" of Eyam in Derbyshire, between September 1665 and December 1666 . [ 1 ]
The cemetery, on the outskirts of Eyam, contains the graves of the Hancock family who died during the outbreak of the plague that spread from London to the village in 1666. [3] Elizabeth Hancock buried her husband and six children, carrying the remains up the hill to the burial site. [ 4 ]
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Eyam Museum opened on 23 April 1994 as a small museum on a single level. [3] A model of a Derbyshire lead mine was added in 2002. The museum is staffed by volunteers. It is located in Hawkhill Road.
It is based on the history of the small Derbyshire village of Eyam [4] that, when beset by the plague in 1666, quarantines itself in order to prevent the disease from spreading further. The plague that hit Eyam and other parts of the UK in 1665-1666 was one of many recurrences that had taken place since the Black Death of the 14th century. [5]
The parish contains the village of Eyam and the surrounding countryside. The history of the village is notable because when the plague broke out in 1666, the village went into voluntary quarantine to prevent the disease from spreading outside. [1]
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