▁Sunday ▁in ▁August , ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁the ▁( m uch ▁older ) ▁W akes ▁Week ▁and ▁well ▁dress ing ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁Places ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁Today ▁E y am ▁has ▁various ▁pl ague - related ▁places ▁of ▁interest . ▁One ▁is ▁the ▁C ool stone ▁in ▁which ▁money , ▁usually ▁so aked ▁in ▁vin eg ar , ▁which ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁kill ▁the ▁in fection , ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁medicine . ▁It ▁is ▁just ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁' pl ague ▁stones ' ▁that ▁served ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁boundary ▁that ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁crossed ▁by ▁either ▁inhab it ant ▁or ▁out s ider . ▁Another ▁site ▁is ▁the ▁isolated ▁en closure ▁of ▁the ▁R iley ▁gra ves ▁mentioned ▁above , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁under ▁the ▁guard ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Trust . ▁ ▁A ▁rem inder ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁industrial ▁past ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁its ▁only ▁pub , ▁the ▁Min er ' s ▁Ar ms . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 , ▁before ▁the ▁pl ague , ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁The ▁Kings ▁Ar ms . ▁O pp os ite ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁Mechan ics ' ▁Institute , ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁although ▁the ▁present ▁building ▁with ▁its ▁hand some ▁p illa red ▁port ico ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁library ▁paid