On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:44:29 +0000, Nightjar wrote:
On 02/12/2011 06:57, harry wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustang_Ranch
Could it ever happen over here?

Until the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, brothels were legal in
Britain. In medieval times most of those serving London were owned by
the Church.

For the same reason, in most old villages the pub is close to the church.