2018

TQ7878 : Out on to the Marshes

taken 5 years ago, 3 km from St Mary Hoo, Medway, England

Out on to the Marshes
Out on to the Marshes
This is Manor Way which eventually comes out at Egypt Bay.

The marshes in the 19th century were infested with mosquitoes which caused the 'ague' - malaria. The farmers became immune to it but when their wives died the farmer would go back to the higher land and bring another woman down to the marshes to marry. They also soon succumbed to the ague as they had no resistance as did the children. That was Pip's brothers and sisters at the start of Great Expectations. The farmer would then go back to find another wife.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Manor Way across the Marshes [8] · Wives Died the Farmer [4] ·
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TQ7878, 53 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 8 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 October, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7828 7862 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.7065N 0:33.9551E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7830 7858
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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