The Pest House

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Pest House by Simon Carey as part of the Geograph project.

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The Pest House

Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 8 Jun 2013

The current flint building dates from the early 19th century but given its isolation from the rest of Findon it was most likely built on the site of the parish pest house used to house those who had contagious diseases.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.879506
Longitude
-0.399554