Inside the life and home of south London’s most notorious brothel keeper ‘Madam Cyn’

Cynthia Payne, known as “Madam Cyn,” famously ran a brothel from her home in Streatham, London, attracting a clientele of prominent figures before her arrest in 1978. After serving four months in prison for running a disorderly house, Payne became a TV personality, and despite her controversial past, current residents credit her with giving the area its identity and boosting property values.

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