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Hob Moor is an area of open grazing that forms part of Micklegate Stray, it is also a local nature reserve. These two stones can be found on Little Hob Moor, the taller stone is The Hob Stone, the smaller stone is a Plague Stone.
The Hob Stone is an effigy carved around 1315 of a knight of the Roos family. It was placed on the Moor in 1717 and the inscription on the back read:
This Image Long Hob's Name has Bore
Who was a knight in time of Yore
and gave this Common to ye Poor
Bubonic Plague victims were housed on the moor in 1604. They payed for food brought to them by leaving coins in vinegar in the hollow centre of the small stone in the grass. The vinegar was thought to make the money safe to handle by those who were plague free.
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Interesting bit of history!
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Lea
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sounds like a difficult life for those poor souls
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Great bit of history though I doubt picking up a coin would have passed on the plague I thought it was airborne.
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ReplyDeleteThey both look well worn from the years.
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Love this sort of history. The stone looks its age :).
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ReplyDeleteWow, that's really interesting.
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What a Haunting piece of History. I love the photo, just can't imagine what the devastation was like.
ReplyDeleteSuch a very interesting historical part of your place.
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Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
I love the history bits! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard about them using vinegar to disinfect.
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