The Clink Liberty
Associated with the palace was the Liberty of the Clink which also lay on the south bank of the River Thames, an area free from the jurisdiction of the City of London. It therefore became an area where activities which were suppressed in the City could flourish openly; gaming houses, bowling alleys, theatres and brothels abounded. It took its name from the notorious Clink prison which lay within the Liberty and gave rise to the slang expression "in the clink" (i.e. in prison). The Bishops of Winchester took rent from the numerous brothels, leading to the local prostitutes being known as "Winchester geese".
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Famous quotes containing the words clink and/or liberty:
“A body would think that your heart was as black as your face. People thinks now that sweeps is black all through instead of black all over.”
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