Charles Hammond
Charles Hammond (* 1853 or 1854 ; † after 1889 ) was an English brothel operator in the late 19th century. He was one of the first to open a brothel specifically for a homosexual clientele . This was particularly risky as homosexuality in the British Kingdom of that time was usually punished with imprisonment and social ostracism, as the famous example of Oscar Wilde shows.
Hammond established his establishment at 19 Cleveland Street in 1884. Despite or probably because of the high level of illegality of the matter, it quickly became known to the highest circles - according to rumors, even Prince Albert Victor , son of the then heir to the throne and later King Edward VII , is said to have belonged to the regular clientele, even if one The Prince's involvement in the Cleveland Street scandal that followed the police's discovery of the brothel was never mentioned.
literature
- Alexander Sixtus von Reden, Josef Schweikhardt: Lust and passion around 1900. Tosa-Verlag, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-85492-203-5 , p. 43.
- H. Montgomery Hyde: The Cleveland Street Scandal. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., WH Allen, New York / London 1976, ISBN 0-491-01995-5 .
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| SURNAME | Hammond, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English brothel operator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1853 or 1854 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1889 |