Artillery Lane
No.56 Artillery Lane is one of the oldest remaining shop fronts in London. From 1720 it was occupied by Nicholas Jourdain, a Huguenot silk merchant […]
Huguenot Street Names
Calvin Street
This street commemorates the French theologian, John Calvin (1509-1564), who led the Protestant Reformation in France.
Blossom Street, Fleur de Lis Street and Elder Street
All these streets were built by Sir Isaac Tillard in c.1720. The Tillard family were Huguenot immigrants who settled in Totnes, Devon, they were merchants […]
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Brick Lane
No.59 Brick Lane, on the corner with Fournier Street, was built in 1742-74 as a Huguenot Chapel. It was later used as a Methodist mission […]