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CLINK PRISON MUSEUM 1 CLINK STREET, LONDON SE1 Phone: 0207 403 0900 |
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The Clink was the popular name for the prison attached to Winchester House, the palace of the Bishops of Winchester from the 12th century until 1626. Protestant and Catholic prisoners of conscience were held here during the 16th century. The surrounding area, known as 'The Liberty of the Clink' was under the jurisdiction of the bishop rather than the City of London. This was London's red-light district, but instead of condeming prostitution the bishops licenced the brothels and regulated their opening hours. The notorious prison held misbehaving actors, prostitutes and drunks, dragged from the taverns, theatres and brothels of Bankside. One of five prisons in Southwark, the Clink was the first in which women were detained. The Clink stood here until its destruction during the Gordon Riots of 1780. However, its name lives on in the expression 'in the clink', meaning in prison. The site of the prison is in one of the most dismal Dickensian streets in the area. The Clink Exhibition with its reconstructed cells, charts the history of the prison, with displays illustrating Southwark's colourful past, including the history of prostitution. Next door are the remnants of Winchester House, but little remains except the rose window of the Great Hall. London Hotels near Clink Prison Museum with online reservations: Express by Holiday Inn Southwark, 103 - 109 Southwark Street, Southwark, London SE1 0JQ Days Hotel Waterloo, 54 Kennington Road, London SE1 7BJ The Mad Hatter Hotel, 3-7 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NY London Southwark Hotels |
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