Clerkenwell Bridewell
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Clerkenwell Bridewell
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Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison and correctional institute for prostitutes and vagrants located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London, between c. 1615 and 1794. It was named 'Bridewell' after the Bridewell Palace, which during the 16th century had become one of the City of London's most important prisons. In 1615 the Middlesex Commission of the Peace bought land in Clerkenwell to the north of Clerkenwell Green to build a new county prison. The house of correction kn
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Former prison in Clerkenwell, London
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerkenwell_Bridewell
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2023-04-18T18:24:50Z
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