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
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EC2, Whitecross Street

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

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