bridewell's Usage Examples:

Sir Arthur had spent many a long weekend with his friend at Bridewell, hoping to relieve the monotony of city life.

One room, with and unglazed and barred window, was used as a ' bridewell ' for punishing miscreants.

At first Christ's hospital shared a common fund with the two other hospitals of thefoundation(Bridewell and St Thomas's), but the three soon became independent.

Shortly before his death Edward founded Christ's Hospital in the Grey Friars, and gave the old palace of Bridewell to the city " for the lodging of poor wayfaring people, the correction of vagabonds and disorderly persons, and for finding them work."

Opposite the Bluecoat formerly stood a Bridewell or House of Correction where " petty crimes " were punished by confinement and hard labor.

The name Bridewell came from a well near the Fleet (New Bridge Street), dedicated to St Bride, and was attached to a house built by Henry VIII.