https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/09/03/paul-bommers-huguenot-plaque-ii/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2025/09/03/paul-bommers-huguenot-plaque-ii/#comment-1790913 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:16:38 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=204243#comment-1790913 I have traced my Huguenot ancestry as far back as the sixteenth century. The symbols within these tiles have come to have greater meaning to me. I have traced my ancestors steps from Northern France, to Canterbury and then on to Spitalfields. Some travelled to the Netherlands before fleeing to England as the Spanish army brutally enforced Catholicism. In fact, I will soon be visiting Delft as part of my quest, and I still have a lot of research still to complete in Leiden.
Following my forebears has become my principal hobby, and motivation to visit where they came from. This set of tiles, in Spitalfields, is a lovely reminder of their presence and the end point of their journey and their refuge.

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