Fisher’s Folly

Fisher’s Folly was a large house on the east side of Bishopsgate Street, within the boundary of Bishopsgate Ward and a few houses away from the Dolphin Inn. Fisher’s Folly is not marked on the Agas map. By 1620, the house was occupied by the Earls of Devonshire and was renamed Devonshire House (Harben 196).
Stow describes this house in lavish terms, calling it a large and beautifull house with Gardens of pleasure, bowling Alleys and sumptuously builded (Stow). He also adds that Jasper Fisher spent all his money building the house and owed money to many people. Fisher’s extravagance led to locals mockingly referring to the house as Fisher’s Folly.

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MLA citation

Adams, Neil, and Chris Horne. Fisher’s Folly. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 30 Jun. 2021, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/FISH1.htm. INP.

Chicago citation

Adams, Neil, and Chris Horne. Fisher’s Folly. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 30, 2021. mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/FISH1.htm. INP.

APA citation

Adams, N., & Horne, C. 2021. Fisher’s Folly. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London (Edition 6.6). Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/editions/6.6/FISH1.htm. INP.

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