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 The Clink was a notorious

 prison in Southwark, England

which functioned from the

12th century until 1780 either deriving

its name from, or bestowing it on, the local manor,the

Clink Liberty.

The manor and prison were owned by the

Bishop of Winchester and situated next to his

residence at Winchester Palace.

The Clink was possibly

the oldest men's prison and probably the oldest women's

prison in England.

The Clink Prison Museum

is currently

located on the original site

in Clink Street,

 in the basement

of a former warehouse.

The name of the Clink is the origin of the phrase "in the clink" (meaning "in prison").

The origins of the name "The Clink" are uncertain, but it is presumably from onomatopoeiac "clink", for the sound of striking metal, referring either to the sound made by the prison's metal doors as they closed, or to rattle of the chains the prisoners wore.

The prison probably fell into disuse after the English Civil War, though it was described in 1761 as being "a very dismal hole where debtors are sometimes confined, but little used".

The Clink was burned down during the Gordon Riots of 1780 and never rebuilt.

Show me Clink Prison Museum on a map | vCardNearest tube station: London Bridge (448 yards)

(summer 10am-9pm)
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It was originally used for the detention of religious non-conformists (both Protestant and Catholic, as English religious winds changed). At one point the Clink was reserved for priests who refused the Oath of Allegiance, but came to be used for people who broke the peace on Bankside or in Southwark's numerous brothels.

Shakespeare visited an old school friend here.

Notable prisoners

English Catholics

• Father John Gerard, S.J.
• Father Thomas Strange, S.J.

• Father George Blackwell
• Matthew Wilson, alias Edward Knott, Jesuit author

English Protestants

• John Lathrop
• Anne Askew

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