Historic houses · London
Fisher's Folly
Fisher's Folly — former house in Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward, City of London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Street · 0.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Fisher's Folly is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Wikidata describes it as: "former house in Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward, City of London". Coordinates: 51.5168°, -0.0806°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Fisher's Folly was a large mansion on Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate, London, built by Jasper Fisher in the 16th century.
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Background
History
In his 1598 Survey of London, Stow reports that the home was "so large and sumptuosly builded" by a man deeply in debt that it became known as Fisher's Folly. Despite his own excessive debt, Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford bought the mansion in 1580. Oxford's biographer, Alan H. Nelson, quotes Stow's 1598 description of the house as "farre more large and beautifull" than its neighbors "with Gardens of pleasure, bowling Alleys, and such like." The Queen lodged at Fisher's Folly, though it's unclear whether she stayed at the home "before, during, or after Oxford's approximately eight-year-tenure." Stow reports that a "Roger Manars"—presumably Roger Manners—owned the property by 1603. In the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5168, -0.0806
- District
- City of London
- Parish
- City of London, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC2M 4AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Nearest railway station
- Liverpool Street — 0.2 km
- Official site
- petticoatlane.london
Sources
- wikidata: Q5454723 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fisher's Folly (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fisher's Folly?
- Fisher's Folly is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5168°, -0.0806°. The nearest railway station is Liverpool Street, around 0.2 km away.
- Is Fisher's Folly wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Fisher's Folly is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.