#Spitalfields

Richard Edmunds

May 21, 20216 min read

157 Brick Lane

Sandwiched between two rival Beigel shops, a legacy of 19th century Jewish settlement in East London, lies the Georgian façade of 157...

Richard Edmunds

Aug 22, 201817 min read

A two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - part 2 - French Huguenot tales

Seven years after Edward Clarke’s death, yet more of my ancestors are recorded living in Spitalfields, and again at Corbett’s Court....

Richard Edmunds

Aug 22, 20189 min read

A two-century family odyssey in Spitalfields - Part 1 Jack the Ripper, Poverty, Pie and Mash

This month I published The Early Silk Weavers of London and Spitalfields (1520-1720), an account of the establishment of the silk trade...

Richard Edmunds

Aug 14, 20186 min read

The Arrival of the Huguenots

I am pleased to announce the first of my updated and revised reprints of my 2013 Huguenot series of books, The Early Silk Weavers of...