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Many of the Huguenots (French Protestants) who left France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 were weavers - over the years 25,000 settled in Spitalfields. They brought their skills (known as “the Mysteries of the Strangers”), new techniques, new ideas and the incomparable French style. The master weavers lived in large, elegant houses whilst the journeymen weavers lived in small houses north of Spitalfields and Bethnal Green.
On this guided walk you will hear about the silk industry, famous pattern designers, fashions, the weaving process and much more. Notably we will pass Anna Maria Garthwaite’s house and the hear the compelling story of this remarkable woman who died over 250 years ago.
Meet outside Christ Church, Spitalfields.
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2016-06-19 2016-06-19 Europe/London Spitalfields Cultural Walks: The Huguenot Story Many of the Huguenots French Protestants who left France after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in were weavers over the years settled in Spitalfields https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/06/19/spitalfields-cultural-walks-the-huguenot-story-101155 Christ Church Spitalfields,Commercial Street,London,LondonLocation
Christ Church Spitalfields,
London,
London,
E1 6LY
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