Museum
Clink Prison Museum
Museum at the site of a historic prison operating from the 12th century until 1780.
📍 1 Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG Borough & Southwark Street
About
A museum occupying the site of the Clink, a prison in Southwark that operated from the 12th century until 1780. Serving the Liberty of the Clink, a manor area owned by the Bishop of Winchester, it was possibly the oldest men's prison and probably the oldest women's prison in England. The name has become slang for prison or jail cell.
Things to do here
Tour the historic prison siteLearn about prison history from the 12th to 18th centuries
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