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| Cholera Monument, off Norfolk Road | |
| Sheffield_Park | |
The Plaque reads: This monument was erected to the memory of 402 persons who died from Asiatic Cholera during the epidemic of 1832 and were buried in these grounds. The total number of persons attacked by the disease was 1347- and amongst those who died was The Master Cutler for the year Mr. John Blake. The foundation stone was laid by James Montgomery, the poet 11th Dec 1834. The Monument was completed and the top stone placed in position 11th April 1835. |
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