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of this very area here, as seen in "The Elephant Man", a David Lynch film.
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Thanks for that bit of historic info, I know Clink Street but was unaware of the full extent of Winchester Palace.
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Probably the only Square the majority of your readers might have walked through!
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I doubt it. Even though it’s really close to Borough Market and Clink Street I don’t think I’d ever walked through it before.
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This was my nomination when you asked for suggestions of squares to visit. I thought it hadn't made the cut, so pleased to see you got there!
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So far I've been to 14 readers' suggestions.
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The workers in the mediaeval brothels in the area were known as “Winchester geese”, because the rents paid for by their services went back to the Bishop and he also both licensed them to work and taxed them, in an early example of community outreach.
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Interesting bit of history. Will have to drag my next visitors over from Canada away from the Golden Hinde to drop this nugget.
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Some before(1980s) and after photographs
of this very area here, as seen in "The Elephant Man", a David Lynch film. |
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