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Winchester Geese and Cross Bones Graveyard black plaque
Winchester Geese · Prostitutes
Inscription
“Cross Bones Graveyard In medieval times this was an unconsecrated graveyard for prostitutes or 'Winchester Geese'. By the 18th century it had become a paupers' burial ground, which closed in 1853. Here, local people have created a memorial shrine. The Outcast Dead R.I.P”
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Redcross Way, Southwark
SE1
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Winchester Geese
prostitutes
Cross Bones Graveyard
graveyard
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