Hidden in Southwark on London's South Bank, jostled by skyscrapers and stations, a garden called Crossbones, formerly a mediæval sex workers' graveyard. It is entered through a set of iron gates, festooned with photos, ribbons and other tributes.
These women*, known as the Winchester Geese, were licensed by the Bishop of Winchester, whose palace was nearby, to operate in streets on the other side of the River Thames from the 'respectable' City of London.
In 1997, the writer John Constable had what he calls a 'visitation' which showed him the location of the graveyard and, following excavations, it was confirmed as the site of Crossbones.
from the BBC website.
*Though one or two might have been men.
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