Strangers' Newsletter
Huguenots of Spitalfields Strangers' Newsletter - Issue 28
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January 2021 Newsletter – Issue 28 |
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Welcome to our first Newsletter of 2021. It’s been wonderful to hear from you during the past months and your encouragement has really helped us during this challenging time. |
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Spitalfields Through the Ages is the title of the first of our public Zoom talks on the 28th January at 12noon, given by Huguenot lecturer and guide, John Halligan. |
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We have three themed lecture series to look forward to. The topics ranked highly in our recent Survey. Talking Textiles in April with a talk by Mary Schoeser, a virtual visit to the Whitchurch Silk Mill, Weaving with Ismini Samanidou and Silk Satin Muslin Rags, a walk around Spitalfields with Charlie de Wet. |
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Skills of the Huguenots in May with Dr Tessa Murdoch and Jacob Moss, curator of the Fan Museum in Greenwich. In Refugee Week in June, we can be inspired by the Huguenot Story - a series of lectures including a talk by author Julian Woodford, Dr Paul Carstairs and Dr Dinah Winch of the Huguenot Museum. All Huguenot Footsteps walks in Spitalfields now start at 2pm on Sundays outside Christ Church (rather than 12noon as in the past). Later in the year Dr Dan DeHanas, senior lecturer at Kings College in Political Science and Religion, will give a talk entitled: From the Huguenots to the Holy Ghost: Religion on Stage at the National Theatre, 2009-2019. More to follow, so check our website for news. |
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We are recruiting |
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Notecards Postage for Europe, USA and Australia on request. Payment can be by BACS, cheque or |
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Don't miss this... |
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Zoom Talks to Groups Themes we cover are: Silk weavers of Spitalfields, Huguenots of Wandsworth, Huguenots in the City, Huguenots in Marylebone and Spitalfields Through the Ages with Charlie de Wet, Tim Kidd and John Halligan. |
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Zoom Recordings on our website
Zoom talks are a new development for us and we were surprised at how many US and European attendees joined in. As a result, we have started a Zoom Library area on our website for you to access the talks On Demand - small donation appreciated. Contact team@huguenotsofspitalfields.org for access. |
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Famous Huguenots... |
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Click here to visit the Famous Huguenots section on the website. Please support our efforts by submitting names of other Huguenot worthies who interest you. |
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We were told... ...of a fascinating website from the Textile Arts Council in San Francisco - worth a peek. ...and if your interest is in metal work, head over to the Goldsmiths' Centre website to join their upcoming talks, including Treasures from the Vaults. …there is a new subject on the Huguenot Society Blog, entitled Karlshafen, a Huguenot Town in Germany (this is going straight on the holiday list). ...a really enjoyable read can be had featuring the Huguenots in St. Helena. |
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![]() Hand-shaped door knocker |
We were asked… The Massé family are of particular interest as Jean Batiste Massé (died 1782) was a famous Huguenot French Court painter who accepted Louis XIV’s offer of safety and stayed in France, despite his religion. Are the hand-shaped door knockers in Spitalfields a symbol of Huguenot weavers, possibly representing lace embellishment? This is a new one to us, does anyone have any information? |
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Battle for Brick Lane For details, visit Spitalfields Life. |
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Can you help? Can anyone help? Email team@huguenotsofspitalfields.org There is a new community initiative, led by Tower Hamlets, featuring the diverse culture around Petticoat Lane. The Huguenot links with the East India Company are documented but we are reaching out to find out if anyone has information on Huguenots who lived in the area or worked for the EIC or other trades. Contact Charlie on 02072470367. |
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New Books
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Yale University Press have released a fascinating new book, Migrant City: A New History of London, which is the first history of London to show how immigrants have built, shaped and made a great success of the capital city. |
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In January we remembered… ...Catherine, wife of Henry II of France, mother of three sons who later became Kings of France (Frances II, Charles IX and Henry III) and who arranged the marriage of her daughter Marguerite to Henry of Navarre which led to the tragic St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. ...John Houblon, one of five sons of James Houblon, whose ancestors fled persecution from Lille in 1560, and who became first Governor of the Bank of England in 1694. Click here for details of his remarkable family, who lived at the Hallingbury Place estate, now a National Trust property. …David Garrick, whose grandfather was David de la Garrique - more can be found on his achievements and legacy on the Garrick Club website. |
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We warmly appreciate all the support and help that you give to the Huguenots of Spitalfields Charity. |
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The views and opinions expressed in these article are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Huguenots of Spitalfields charity. Please contact info@huguenotsofspitalfields.org with your comments, views and contributions or requests for previous issues of the Strangers' Newsletter. The charity is currently led by volunteers so do bear with us if there is a delay in the reply to your message. Visit the Huguenots of Spitalfields website at http://www.huguenotsofspitalfields.org/ |
