Comments on: Huguenot Summer

By: Jamie Drews

Jamie Drews — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 07:56:08 +0000

The ancient memories are rebuilt in these photos block blast adventure

By: SBW

SBW — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 08:04:27 +0000

Dearest GA, thank you for this excellent post, (as always) and the wonderful photographs. I thought you might be interested in a little booklet I have recently managed to acquire and read, called ‘Huguenots in Rye and Winchelsea’ by Jo Kirkham (ISBN 1 870600). It is a history of those who managed to escape persecution in their Huguenot homelands to find safety within the walls of the ancient Cinque Port towns of Rye and Winchelsea – which became their refuge. It has many wonderful illustrations and an excellent bibliography for further reading.

Thank you again and have a wonderful blossom-filled week. s

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:55:12 +0000

Great post as always Dear GA, I love the sundial on Fournier street and the reels hanging above street level in fact I have many photos of them myself from my various walks around these historic streets. Thank you….

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:53:44 +0000

I believe that Huguenot refugees came to England long before this as well, my Tearoe ancestors, whose name is spelt phonetically in various ways Tiro/Tyro/Tyroe etc., must have come in one of the first waves during the reign of Elizabeth I and these early settlers, who were mainly weavers, lived near the Tower of London and in Southwark. There are many records of these first refugees so it is always somewhat misleading just to associate Huguenot refugees with the Edict of Nantes, the earlier families who came here to escape persecution were also Huguenots. Mine actually can be found in |Southwark where they were felt makers, many others were hat makers.

Pauline.

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 16:07:57 +0000

Wonderful photos, and it is always good to see how well kept the buildings are these days. Valerie

By: Lesley Russell

Lesley Russell — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:53:05 +0000

Today’s post brought back our very special 2014 Christmas staying at the Town House in Fournier Street. My Huguenot ancestors lived mostly in Blackfriars, around the Threadneedle Street church and in the parish of St Dionis Backchurch – all just a short walk from our Fournier St front door, how often did we walk in their footsteps during that week? Can’t wait to repeat the week, a “Huguenot Summer” sounds just perfect.

By: David Steers

David Steers — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 08:49:37 +0000

Another excellent, fascinating post. Thank you

By: Sharon O'Connor

Sharon O'Connor — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:31:31 +0000

Sheer bliss to read this blog each morning with a cup of tea. The French graffiti ‘n’est-ce pas’ found in Elder St can be translated today as ‘Innit’!