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New to The Game

New to The Game

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In this first episode about the true stories of prostitutes working in 19th Century Barnstaple we start with Eliza’s story. Badly treated as a young girl, she overcame disability to take her life into her own hands … by learning how to navigate life as a street girl. We also hear about the drunken workhouse runaways who ended up being chased all over town!


Welcome to Cunny Corner, the podcast where historian Sue Pengelly and writer Stef Fox shine a light on the hidden stories of Victorian Barnstaple's most resilient women … its prostitutes. We're bringing you their real, unfiltered stories - deeply human accounts of survival, humour and strength.

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