Priss Fotheringham

Priss Fotheringham
Memorial plaque to Fotheringham on the corner of Whitecross Street and Old Street in East London
Born
Priscilla Carsewell[1]

c. 1615[2]
Scotland[2]
Diedc. 1668[2]
Cause of deathsyphilis[3]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Prostitute, brothel madam
Known for'Chucking'
SpouseEdmund Fotheringham[2]

Priss Fotheringham (née Priscilla Carsewell, c. 1615c. 1668) was an English sex worker and madam from London who was described in a number of publications from the 1660s. One publication, The Wandering Whore, described her as the 'second best whore in the city'.[4][5] An unofficial blue plaque commemorating her was installed in 2012 at the corner of Whitecross Street and Old Street in East London,[4] but was reported in January 2023 to have "recently been obscured by a new artwork".[6] As of 26 July 2023 the artwork had been changed and the unofficial blue plaque moved, so it is visible below the new artwork.

  1. ^ Linnane 2007, p. 71.
  2. ^ a b c d "1661: London prostitute gets rich from novelty coin act". Past Peculiar. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference londonist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Priss Fotheringham". London Remembers. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ Garfield 1660-1661.
  6. ^ Thompson, Lesley (30 January 2023). "Priss Fotheringham". Islington Guided Walks. Retrieved 4 April 2023.