Weaver Street
This street takes its name from the Huguenot silk weavers.
Huguenot Street Names
Spital Square
No.37 Spital Square is the last surviving Georgian mansion on the Square. It was built in the 1740s by Peter Ogier, a wealthy Huguenot silk […]
Rochelle Street
This street was named after the French seaport, La Rochelle, which had close links to the Huguenot community.
Palissy Street
This street was named after Bernard Palissy (1509-1589), a Huguenot craftsman. He was imprisoned in 1588 because of his religious beliefs and died shortly afterwards.
Navarre Street
This street was named after Henry of Navarre (1553 – 1610), who became King Henry IV of France.
Montclare Street and Calvert Avenue
These names are of Huguenot origin.
Huguenot Place
The houses here are of recent development but retain the heritage through the name of the street.
Fournier Street
This street was named after George Fournier, a Huguenot refugee, and is still full of elegant townhouses which were once home to Huguenot weavers. The […]
Crispin Street
This street was named in 1883 after the death of Henri of Artois (1820-1883), the Count of Chambord and pretender to the French throne, to […]
Chambord Street
This street was named in 1883 after the death of Henri of Artois (1820-1883), the Count of Chambord and pretender to the French throne, to […]