Huguenot wills and administrations 1617-1849
14/09/11 23:28 Filed in Books
Huguenot wills and administrations in England and Ireland 1617-1849
A resource for people who are researching Huguenot ancestors, this book includes three sections English wills, Irish wills and administrations.
All wills were transcribed by Henry Wagner (1840-1926), all the comments are his and his variations in spelling are extensive, obviously replicating the wording of the original wills.
There is also a full index of names and places.
Published by the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2007
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street
14/09/11 23:15 Filed in Area News
October 4 sees the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, when in 1936 thousands of residents of the East End turned out in force to prevent Oswald Mosley’s British fascists marching through the mostly Jewish area.
There are a range of fascinating opportunities to celebrate this anniversary including the hosting of the Protest And Survive exhibition by the Cable Street Group at Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives from 7th October until the end of the month.
Other events include a seminar at St George’s Town Hall on Sunday 25 September put on by the Jewish East End Celebration Society and a day of celebration organised by the Cable Street Group at Wilton’s Music Hall on Sunday 2nd October.
The mural on the side of St George’s Town Hall completed in 1983 marking the battle has been recently restored and a new plaque will be unveiled by the council in the same week.
For more information, visit www.battleofcablestreet.org.uk
Picture of the Month
14/09/11 23:09 Filed in Picture of the month
Image courtesy of Tower Hamlets Archives
St Andrew’s Hospital, Devons Road, Bromley-by-Bow, c1934
Originally known as the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum, this building was opened in 1871 and served the districts of Poplar, Bromley, Bow, Limehouse, Wapping, Shadwell and Ratcliff.
It was one of the first and largest workhouse infirmaries built under the Metropolitan Poor Act of 1867. It was renamed St Andrew’s Hospital in 1925.
The hospital has now been demolished and is being replaced by a large housing scheme called St Andrews.