Benjamin Jesty blue plaque, Yetminster

Benjamin Jesty blue plaque, Yetminster is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.

Benjamin Jesty was an English farmer who, in 1774, successfully used cowpox to immunize his family against smallpox, predating Edward Jenner's more widely recognized experiments by several years. His actions contributed early evidence to the development of vaccines.