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Plaque

Priss Fotheringham

Inscription

Priss Fotheringham, lived here and was ranked the second best whore in the city. "The Wand'ring Whore", 1660.
English Hedonists
Mad in England

Site: Priss Fotheringham (1 memorial)

EC2, Whitecross Street

We took our photos on the Saturday of the 2014 Whitecross Street Festival.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Priss Fotheringham

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Priss Fotheringham

Some details of Priss's sorry life are given at HistoryWeird: Born in Scotlan...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Priss Fotheringham

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English Hedonists

The artist Carrie Reichardt is part of this group, probably its main artist, ...

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The Wand'ring Whore

"The five numbers of the Wandring whore appeared during 1660 and 1661. John G...

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